UK Pensions Awards 2024 — The Winners

The awards were presented at a glittering gala dinner at The Brewery in London last night (6 June) by comedian, broadcaster, and quizzer Paul Sinha.

To find out more about the awards, visit: ukpensionsawards.com. You can also, register your interest for the 2025 UK Pensions awards here.

The winners are:

 

Advisory Categories

Actuarial/Pensions Consultancy of the Year

• Winner: XPS Pensions Group
• Highly commended: LCP

 

DC Consultancy of the Year

• Winner: LCP
• Highly commended: Hymans Robertson

 

Investment Consultancy of the Year

• Winner: LCP

 

Pension Lawyers of the Year

• Winner: Eversheds Sutherland

 

Pensions Litigation Firm of the Year

• Winner: Gowling WLG (UK)

 

Risk Reduction Adviser of the Year

• Winner: WTW
• Highly commended: K3 Advisory

 

Fiduciary Evaluator of the Year

• Winner: Barnett Waddingham

 

Sponsor Covenant / IRM Adviser of the Year

• Winner: XPS Pensions Group

 

DC Categories

DC Pension Provider of the Year

• Winner: Standard Life

 

DC Investment Manager of the Year

• Winner: Aon

 

DC Multi-Asset Fund Manager of the Year

• Winner: BlackRock

 

DC Master Trust of the Year

• Winner: Scottish Widows
• Highly commended: Standard Life

 

DC Innovation of the Year

• Winner: Universities Superannuation Scheme
• Highly commended: Standard Life

 

Investment Categories

Investment Manager of the Year

• Winner: Gresham House

 

Fiduciary Manager of the Year

• Winner: Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management

 

Institutional Investment Platform Provider of the Year

• Winner: Mobius

 

Equity Manager of the Year

• Winner: Morgan Stanley Investment Management

 

Fixed Income Manager of the Year

• Winner: Insight Investment
• Highly commended: TwentyFour Asset Management

 

DB Multi-Asset Manager of the Year

• Winner: Newton Investment Management

 

Emerging Markets Manager of the Year

• Winner: Baron Capital Management UK

 

Real Estate Manager of the Year

• Winner: CBRE Investment Management

 

Alternative and Private Markets Investment Manager of the Year

• Winner: Gresham House

 

ESG Manager of the Year

• Winner: Mercer
• Highly commended: AXA Investment Managers

 

Impact Manager of the Year

• Winner: Aon
• Highly commended: AXA IM Alts

 

Liability-Driven Investment (LDI) Manager of the Year

• Winner: Legal & General Investment Management
• Highly commended: Insight Investment

 

Cashflow-driven Investment (CDI) Manager of the Year

• Winner: Legal & General Investment Management

 

Risk Reduction Provider of the Year

• Winner: PIC (Pension Insurance Corporation)
• Highly commended: Rothesay

 

DB Investment Innovation of the Year

• Winner: Allspring Global Investments
  
  

Other Categories

Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Award

• Winner: Legal & General Investment Management

 

Independent Trustee of the Year

• Winner: Vidett

 

Third-Party Administrator of the Year

• Winner: Trafalgar House

 

Technology Innovation of the Year

• Winner: Knowa

 

Pensions Communication Initiative of the Year

• Winner: Scottish Widows

 

Alternative Endgame Solution Provider of the Year

• Winner: Clara Pensions
• Highly commended: TPT Retirement Solutions

 

Educational and Thought Leadership Initiative of the Year

• Winner: Legal & General Investment Management
• Highly commended: Aviva

 

Retirement Innovation of the Year

• Winner: Standard Life

 

Pension Scheme of the Year Award Categories

Pension Scheme of the Year

• Joint Winner: BT Pension Scheme
• Joint Winner: Railpen

 

Best Pension Scheme Investment Strategy

• Winner: Essex Pension Fund

 

Best Pension Scheme Communication Strategy

• Winner: GMPeasy DB Supergroup