UK Pensions Awards 2022: All shortlists unveiled!

The shortlists for the advisory, investment, DC and other categories were published during this week. The remaining shortlists - for the 25^th anniversary awards - as well as all the other shortlists announced so far are below.

The 25th anniversary UK Pensions Awards have been rigorously judged by a panel of senior scheme managers, trustees and advisers. To see the full list of judges, visit the UK Pensions Awards website.

The winners will be announced at an in-person gala dinner at The Hilton Park Lane in London on Tuesday, 13 September 2022.

To book a table and a finalist package at this event visit our booking website or contact Rushna Khan at 020 7484 9843 or via [email protected].

To sponsor the awards contact Liam Barrett on 020 7484 9977 or via [email protected].

Further information about the awards can be found at: https://ukpensionsawards.com/.

The shortlists for all of this year's awards are as follows:

25th Anniversary Awards:

25 Years of Excellence in Consultancy

• Aon
• Barnett Waddingham
• Cardano
• Hymans Robertson
• Lane Clark & Peacock
• Punter Southall
• PwC
• Quietroom
• Squire Patton Boggs (UK)

25 Years of Excellence in Investment Management

• Cardano
• Columbia Threadneedle Investments
• M&G Investment Management
• Newton Investment Management
• Robeco
• Unigestion
• Wellington Management

25 Years of Excellence in Defined Contribution

• Aegon UK
• Barnett Waddingham
• Cheviot Trust
• LCP
• Legal & General Investment Management
• Standard Life
• TPT Retirement Solutions

Advisory Categories:

Actuarial/Pensions Consultancy of the Year

• Barnett Waddingham
• Broadstone
• Buck
• Capita Pension Solutions
• Hymans Robertson
• Isio
• Lane Clark & Peacock
• PwC
• XPS Pensions Group

DC Consultancy of the Year

• Barnett Waddingham
• Buck
• Hymans Robertson
• Lane Clark & Peacock
• XPS Pensions Group

Investment Consultancy of the Year

• Barker Tatham Investment Consultants
• Barnett Waddingham
• Bfinance
• Buck
• Hymans Robertson
• Lane Clark & Peacock
• Mercer
• MJ Hudson
• Redington
• XPS Pensions Group

Pension Lawyers of the Year

• Allen & Overy
• Arc Pensions Law
• Baker McKenzie
• Burges Salmon
• CMS UK
• Eversheds Sutherland
• Gowling WLG
• Linklaters
• Pinsent Masons
• Sacker & Partners
• Squire Patton Boggs (UK)
• Travers Smith

Pensions Litigation Firm of the Year

• Allen & Overy
• Eversheds Sutherland
• Gowling WLG (UK)
• Pinsent Masons
• Sackers

Risk Reduction Adviser of the Year

• Allen & Overy
• Aon
• Buck
• Cardano
• Hymans Robertson
• Lane Clark & Peacock
• Mercer
• SECOR Asset Management

Fiduciary Evaluator of the Year

• Barnett Waddingham
• Buck
• EY
• Isio
• Lane Clark & Peacock
• PwC
• Redington
• XPS Pensions Group

Sponsor Covenant / IRM Adviser of the Year

• Cardano
• EY-Parthenon
• Grant Thornton UK
• Lane Clark & Peacock
• PCS (Purbeck Covenant Services)
• PwC
• RSM

DC Categories:

DC Pension Provider of the Year

• Aviva
• Legal & General Investment Management
• PensionBee
• Scottish Widows
• Standard Life

DC Investment Manager of the Year

• AllianceBernstein
• Aon
• BlackRock
• Legal & General Investment Management

DC Multi-Asset Fund Manager of the Year

• BlackRock
• Columbia Threadneedle Investments
• William Blair and Company

DC Master Trust of the Year

• Aon
• Aviva
• Cushon
• Legal & General
• Mercer
• Nest
• Now Pensions
• Scottish Widows
• Smart Pension
• Standard Life
• TPT Retirement Solutions

DC Innovation of the Year 

• Cushon
• HSBC
• Hymans Robertson
• Isio
• Legal & General
• Mercer
• Nest
• PensionBee
• Scottish Widows
• Standard Life
• TPT Retirement Solutions
• Tumelo

Investment Categories:

Investment Manager of the Year

• Artisan Partners UK
• Dodge & Cox Worldwide Investments
• Fidelity International
• Impax Asset Management
• Insight Investment
• RBC Global Asset Management
• Robeco
• Royal London Asset Management (RLAM)
• Unigestion

Fiduciary Manager of the Year

• Aon
• BlackRock
• Cardano Risk Management
• Charles Stanley & Co
• Columbia Threadneedle Investments
• Goldman Sachs Asset Management
• Kempen Capital Management
• Legal and General Investment Management
• Mercer
• Russell Investments
• Schroders Solutions (formerly River and Mercantile Solutions)
• SECOR Asset Management
• SEI

Institutional Investment Platform Provider of the Year

• Mobius Life
• Phoenix Corporate Investment Services (part of Phoenix Group)

Equity Manager of the Year

• Artisan Partners UK
• Dodge & Cox Worldwide Investments
• Fidelity International
• Fisher Investments Europe
• Local Pensions Partnership Investments
• Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM)
• Polen Capital
• T. Rowe Price
• William Blair Investment Management

Fixed Income Manager of the Year

• Dodge & Cox Worldwide Investments
• Federated Hermes
• Fidelity International
• Insight Investment
• Janus Henderson Investors
• Legal and General Investment Management
• M&G Investment Management
• Morgan Stanley Investment Management
• Neuberger Berman
• PGIM Fixed Income
• T. Rowe Price
• TOBAM

Factor Investing Manager of the Year

• Aon
• AQR Capital Management
• BNP Paribas Asset Management
• Invesco
• Research Affiliates Global Advisors (RAFI)
• Unigestion

DB Multi-Asset Manager of the Year

• Beach Point Capital Management
• Columbia Threadneedle Investments
• Mercer
• Newton Investment Management
• Pictet Asset Management
• TOBAM

Emerging Markets Manager of the Year

• Artisan Partners UK
• Morgan Stanley Investment Management
• Muzinich & Co
• Neuberger Berman
• Riscura
• William Blair Investment Management

Real Estate Manager of the Year

• AXA IM Alts
• Cheyne Capital
• Columbia Threadneedle Investments
• Federated Hermes
• Invesco
• M&G Investment Management
• Patron Capital

Alternative and Private Markets Investment Manager of the Year

• Alpha Real Capital
• AMP Capital
• Beach Point Capital Management
• BlackRock
• BNP Paribas Asset Management
• Cheyne Capital
• Darwin Alternative Investment Management
• GLIL
• Greencoat Capital
• J.P. Morgan Asset Management
• LGT Capital Partners
• M&G Investment Management
• Unigestion

ESG Manager of the Year

• abrdn
• Alpha Real Capital
• Aon
• AXA Investment Managers
• Candriam
• Federated Hermes
• Legal & General Investment Management
• LGT Capital Partners
• Morgan Stanley Investment Management
• Natixis Investment Managers
• Railpen
• RBC Global Asset Management

Impact Manager of the Year

• Aon
• AXA IM Alts
• Candriam
• Cheyne Capital
• Federated Hermes
• Fisher Investments Europe
• M&G Investment Management
• Patron Capital
• Robeco
• Tikehau Capital
• Vontobel Asset Management

Liability-Driven Investment (LDI) Manager of the Year

• abrdn
• BlackRock
• BTPS
• Columbia Threadneedle Investments
• Insight Investment
• Legal and General Investment Management

Cashflow-driven Investment (CDI) Manager of the Year

• abrdn
• Alpha Real Capital
• AXA Investment Managers
• Columbia Threadneedle Investments
• Legal and General Investment Management
• Mercer

Risk Reduction Provider of the Year

• Just Group
• Legal & General Assurance Society
• Pension Insurance Corporation
• Rothesay
• Scottish Widows
• Standard Life

DB Investment Innovation of the Year

• abrdn
• Border to Coast
• Mercer
• Mobius Life
• SEI

Other Categories:

Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Award

• Aon
• Border to Coast
• Capita Pension Solutions
• Dalriada Trustees
• Gowling WLG (UK)
• Hymans Robertson
• Lane Clark & Peacock
• PwC
• Sacker & Partners
• Standard Life
• Travers Smith
• XPS Pensions Group

Independent Trustee of the Year

• 20-20 Trustees
• Dalriada Trustees
• ndapt
• PAN Trustees
• Punter Southall Governance Services
• Ross Trustees
• ZEDRA (formerly PTL)

Third-Party Administrator of the Year

• Barnett Waddingham
• Buck
• Equiniti
• HS Administrative Services
• Hymans Robertson
• Isio (formerly Premier)
• Quantum Advisory
• Spence & Partners
• Trafalgar House
• XPS Pensions Group

Technology Innovation of the Year

• ABAKA
• Capita Pension Solutions
• Cardano
• Cushon
• Equiniti
• Knowa
• Lane Clark & Peacock
• Legal & General
• LexisNexis® Risk Solutions
• Legal & General Investment Management
• Mantle Service
• Smart Pension
• XPS Pensions Group

Pensions Communication Initiative of the Year

• Aon
• Capita Pension Solutions
• Railpen
• LPPA
• MyCSP
• Punter Southall Aspire
• SAGA Group
• Smart Pension
• Standard Life
• TPT Retirement Solutions
• West Midlands Pension Fund
• XPS Pensions Group

DB Master Trust / Consolidator of the Year

• Citrus
• Deloitte Pensions Master Plan
• Isio
• TPT Retirement Solutions

Educational and Thought Leadership Initiative of the Year

• CACEIS
• Mercer
• MorganAsh
• Nest Insight
• Pensions Administration Standards Association (PASA)
• Pension Playpen
• Punter Southall Aspire
• Quietroom
• Rothesay
• XPS Pensions Group

Retirement Innovation of the Year

• ABAKA
• BlackRock
• Capita Pension Solutions
• Punter Southall Aspire
• SEI