UK Pensions Awards 2022 — The Winners

The awards were presented at The Hilton on Park Lane in London by actress Sally Phillips.

To find out more about the awards, visit: https://ukpensionsawards.com/live/en/page/home

The winners are:

25th Anniversary Awards

25 Years of Excellence in Consultancy:

• Winner: Lane Clark & Peacock

25 Years of Excellence in Investment Management:

• Winner: Columbia Threadneedle Investments
• Highly commended: Cardano

25 Years of Excellence in Defined Contribution:

• Winner: Standard Life

Advisory Categories

Actuarial/Pensions Consultancy of the Year:

• Winner: XPS Pensions Group

DC Consultancy of the Year:

• Winner: Lane Clark & Peacock

Investment Consultancy of the Year:

• Winner: XPS Pensions Group

Pensions Lawyers of the Year:

• Winner: Eversheds Sutherland

Pensions Litigation Firm of the Year:

• Winner: Gowling WLG (UK)

Risk Reduction Adviser of the Year:

• Winner: Lane Clark & Peacock

Fiduciary Evaluator of the Year:

• Winner: PwC
• Highly commended: Lane Clark & Peacock

DC Categories

DC Pension Provider of the Year:    

• Winner: Standard Life

DC Investment Manager of the Year:

• Winner: BlackRock

DC Multi-Asset Fund Manager of the Year:

• Winner: BlackRock

DC Master Trust of the Year:

• Winner: Scottish Widows

DC Innovation of the Year:

• Winner: PensionBee

Investment Categories

Investment Manager of the Year:

• Winner: Insight Investment

Fiduciary Manager of the Year:

• Winner: Mercer
• Highly Commended: Columbia Threadneedle Investments

Institutional Investment Platform Provider of the Year:

• Winner: Mobius Life

Equity Manager of the Year:

• Winner: Fidelity International

Fixed Income Manager of the Year:

• Winner: PGIM Fixed Income

Factor Investing Manager of the Year:

• Winner: Aon

DB Multi-Asset Manager of the Year:

• Winner: Mercer

Emerging Markets Manager of the Year:

• Winner: Morgan Stanley Investment Management

Real Estate Manager of the Year:

• Winner: Patron Capital

Alternative and Private Markets Investment Manager of the Year:

• Winner: Darwin Alternative Investment Management

ESG Manager of the Year:

• Winner: RBC Global Asset Management
• Highly Commended: Railpen

Impact Manager of the Year:

• Winner: Aon
• Highly Commended: Patron Capital

LDI Manager of the Year:

• Winner: BlackRock

Cashflow-driven Investment (CDI) Manager of the Year:

• Joint Winner: AXA Investment Managers
• Joint Winner: Mercer

Risk Reduction Provider of the Year:

• Winner: Standard Life

DB Investment Innovation of the Year:

• Winner: Mercer

Other Categories

Diversity & Inclusion Award:

• Winner: Lane Clark & Peacock

Independent Trustee of the Year:

• Winner: 20-20 Trustees

Third-Party Administrator of the Year:

• Winner: XPS Pensions Group

Technology Innovation of the Year:

• Winner: Knowa
• Highly Commended: XPS Pensions Group

DB Master Trust / Consolidator of the Year:

• Winner: Isio
• Highly Commended: TPT Retirement Solutions

Pensions Communication Initiative of the Year:

• Winner: West Midlands Pension Fund
• Highly Commended: TPT Retirement Solutions

Educational and Thought Leadership Initiative of the Year:

• Winner: Punter Southall Aspire
• Highly commended: The Pensions Administration Standards Association

Sponsor Covenant / IRM Adviser of the Year:

• Winner: Lane Clark & Peacock
• Highly commended: PCS (Purbeck Covenant Services)

Retirement Innovation of the Year:

• Winner: Punter Southall Aspire