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Categories need to receive a minimum of three entries to run. </p><a name="eztoc_3_1_1" id="eztoc_3_1_1"></a><h3>INDIVIDUAL AWARD FOR INDUSTRY CHAMPION</h3><p>Pensions Expert will be giving an individual award to someone who made a special contribution to the industry in the past year, championed the cause of schemes and their members, or pushed forward the public discourse. </p><p>You many nominate yourself or someone else in the industry, giving examples and arguments as to why you/they deserve the award. The panel of judges, led by the editorial team, will determine the winner.</p><a name="eztoc_4_1_1" id="eztoc_4_1_1"></a><h3>PROVIDER AWARDS CRITERIA:</h3><p>The three criteria are:</p><p><strong>1. Performance</strong></p><p>Maximum of 400 words plus brief tables.</p><p><u>For investment categories: </u><br>Performance must be shown as one, three and five-year annualised returns, net of fees, to end-2015 and results since inception. A benchmark must also be provided for the judges and all results should be presented in sterling. </p><p>All figures should also clearly show if they are from composite data (and if so, what the data are) or individual fund performance. </p><p>For the “passive global equities” category, entrants should include the total expense ratio of the chosen fund, the tracking error, and the range of strategies available. </p><p><u>For services categories: </u><br>Performance can be indicated through client wins, the solving of problems and performance delivery for your clients. </p><p><strong>2. Innovation</strong> </p><p>Maximum of 400 words. </p><p>How have you innovated over the past year? What new services or options have you introduced to improve the performance of your clients’ pension schemes, to save them money or to reduce their risk? </p><p><strong>3. Service</strong> </p><p>Maximum of 400 words. </p><p>How does your service to clients differ from your competitors? 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Hodson Stonex Partners</li><li>Vontobel</li></ul><p>Winner: Taube Hodson Stonex Partners</p><p> </p><p><strong>Active global equities </strong></p><ul><li>Artisan Partners</li><li>MFS</li><li>Sanlam Four</li></ul><p>Winner: Artisan Partners</p><p> </p><p><strong>Currency </strong></p><ul><li>Edmond de Rothschild</li><li>Insight Investment</li><li>Macro Currency Group</li></ul><p>Winner: Edmond de Rothschild</p><p> </p><p><strong>Multi-asset funds (inc DGFs) </strong></p><ul><li>Aberdeen Asset Management</li><li>Ruffer</li><li>Standard Life Investments</li></ul><p>Winner: Standard Life Investments</p><p> </p><p><strong>Global multi-asset credit </strong></p><ul><li>Insight Investment</li><li>PGIM</li><li>Twenty Four Asset Management</li></ul><p>Winner: Twenty Four Asset Management</p><p> </p><p><strong>Emerging market debt </strong></p><ul><li>BlackRock</li><li>Insight Investment</li><li>Pictet Asset Management</li></ul><p>Winner: Pictet Asset Management</p><p> </p><p><strong>Emerging market equities </strong></p><ul><li>Hermes Investment Management</li><li>Lazard</li><li>Vontobel</li></ul><p>Winner: Hermes Investment Management</p><p> </p><p><strong>Global fixed income </strong></p><ul><li>Legal & General Investment Management</li><li>Pimco</li><li>Standard Life Investments</li></ul><p>Winner: Standard Life Investments</p><p> </p><p><strong>Hedge funds </strong></p><ul><li>Aspect Capital</li><li>Aurum</li><li>BlackRock</li></ul><p>Winner: Aurum</p><p><strong>High-yield bonds </strong></p><ul><li>BlueBay</li><li>Muzinich & Co</li><li>Royal London Asset Management</li></ul><p>Winner: Royal London Asset Management</p><p> </p><p><strong>Infrastructure </strong></p><ul><li>Allianz Global Investors</li><li>Hermes Investment Management</li><li>Infracapital (M&G)</li></ul><p>Winner: Hermes Investment Management</p><p><strong>Liability-driven investment</strong></p><ul><li>BlackRock</li><li>BMO Global Asset Management</li><li>Legal & General Investment Management</li></ul><p>Winner: BMO Global Asset Management</p><p> </p><p><strong>Socially responsible investment </strong></p><ul><li>Allianz Global Investors</li><li>Royal London Asset Management</li><li>Standard Life Investments </li></ul><p>Winner: Royal London Asset Management</p><p> </p><p><strong>UK fixed income </strong></p><ul><li>Insight Investment</li><li>Royal London</li></ul><p>Winner: Insight Investment</p><p><strong>Smart beta </strong></p><ul><li>AQR Capital</li><li>BMO Global Asset Management</li><li>Research Affiliates </li></ul><p>Winner: Research Affiliates</p><p> </p><p><strong>UK property </strong></p><ul><li>Aviva Investors</li><li>M&G</li></ul><p>Winner: Aviva Investors</p><p> </p><p><strong>Global property </strong></p><ul><li>Aviva Investors</li><li>M&G</li></ul><p>Winner: Aviva Investors</p><p> </p><p><strong>Alternatives </strong></p><ul><li>BlackRock</li><li>JP Morgan Asset Management</li><li>Muzinich & Co</li></ul><p>Winner: BlackRock</p><p><strong>SCHEME SERVICES</strong></p><p><strong>Actuarial consultant </strong></p><ul><li>Aon Hewitt</li><li>Hymans Robertson</li><li>Punter Southall</li></ul><p>Winner: Aon Hewitt</p><p> </p><p><strong>Multi-employer DC provider </strong></p><ul><li>L&G</li><li>Nest</li><li>The People's Pension </li></ul><p>Winner: The People's Pension</p><p><strong>Communication specialist </strong></p><ul><li>AHC</li><li>Capita</li><li>Barnett Waddingham</li></ul><p>Winner: Capita</p><p> </p><p><strong>Covenant review provider </strong></p><ul><li>Aon Hewitt</li><li>Lincoln Pensions</li><li>PwC</li></ul><p>Winner: Lincoln Pensions</p><p> </p><p><strong>Derisking consultant (buyout, buy-in, longevity swaps) </strong></p><ul><li>Aon Hewitt</li><li>LCP</li><li>Mercer</li></ul><p>Winner: LCP</p><p> </p><p><strong>DC investment provider </strong></p><ul><li>Legal & General Investment Management</li><li>Standard Life Investments</li><li>State Street Global Advisors</li></ul><p>Winner: State Street Global Advisors</p><p> </p><p><strong>Derisking provider (buyout, buy-in, longevity swaps)</strong></p><ul><li>Pension Insurance Corporation</li><li>Legal & General</li><li>Rothesay Life</li></ul><p>Winner: Pension Insurance Corporation</p><p> </p><p><strong>Fiduciary manager </strong></p><ul><li>Aon Hewitt</li><li>P-Solve</li><li>SEI</li></ul><p>Winner: Aon Hewitt</p><p> </p><p><strong>Investment consultancy </strong></p><ul><li>Aon Hewitt</li><li>Barnett Waddingham</li><li>Gatemore Capital Management</li></ul><p>Winner: Gatemore Capital Management</p><p> </p><p><strong>Independent trustee company </strong></p><ul><li>Dalriada</li><li>Pan Group</li><li>PTL</li></ul><p>Winner: Pan Group</p><p><strong>Pensions administration software </strong></p><ul><li>Aquila Heywood</li><li>Procentia</li><li>Veratta</li></ul><p>Winner: Procentia</p><p><strong>Pensions law firm </strong></p><ul><li>Allen & Overy</li><li>CMS Cameron McKenna</li><li>Eversheds</li><li>Squire Patton Boggs</li></ul><p>Winner: Squire Patton Boggs</p><p> </p><p><strong>Third-party administrator </strong></p><ul><li>Barnett Waddingham</li><li>LCP</li><li>Royal Mail</li></ul><p>Winner: Royal Mail</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <!--[if (gte IE 9)|!(IE)]><!--> <svg class="icon small black ft-slidedown-arrow"> <use xlink:href="/web/20160529024135im_/https://live.ft.com/Events/2016/FT-PIPA-Awards-2016#icon--arrow-down"> </svg> <!--<![endif]--> <img src="/web/20160529024135im_/https://live.ft.com/bundles/ftlivedesign/images/blank.gif" class="svg-alternate icon small black ft-slidedown-arrow icon--arrow-down" alt="fallback"/> </div> <div class="ft-block"> <h2 class="ft-block-headline">Methodology</h2> <div class="ft-block-content"> <div class="block-item ft-block-article"> <div class="article-desc"> <div class="ezxmltext-field"><a name="eztoc_1_1_1" id="eztoc_1_1_1"></a><h3>Pension And Investment Provider Awards Judging Methodology</h3><p><strong>Format:</strong> A panel of judges are picked by the editorial team based on their 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Each category has at least two judges leading the other judges through the entries to test against the criteria.</p><p>Conflicts: Any judge that either comes from a company/organisation that has entered, or has competitors that have entered, a particular category must exclude themselves from the judging of that category.</p><p><strong>Methodology:</strong> Once each lead judge has explained their top three, and other judges have fed in their views, the panel as a whole debates the entries and decides the shortlist and the winner.</p><p>All judging is done on the basis of criteria, but judges are allowed to take into account their own experience of entrants’ products and services.</p><p>For the <strong>Industry Champion</strong> award, the winner will be decided by the judges based on the submissions received, led by the Pensions Expert editorial team.</p><p>This debate will focus on the work done in the interest of savers, schemes or providers by the individual concerned.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <!--[if (gte IE 9)|!(IE)]><!--> <svg class="icon small black ft-slidedown-arrow"> <use xlink:href="/web/20160529024135im_/https://live.ft.com/Events/2016/FT-PIPA-Awards-2016#icon--arrow-down"> </svg> <!--<![endif]--> <img src="/web/20160529024135im_/https://live.ft.com/bundles/ftlivedesign/images/blank.gif" class="svg-alternate icon small black ft-slidedown-arrow icon--arrow-down" alt="fallback"/> </div> <div class="ft-block"> <h2 class="ft-block-headline">Judges</h2> <div class="ft-block-content"> <div class="block-item ft-block-article"> <div class="article-desc"> <div class="ezxmltext-field"><p><strong>SCHEME SERVICES </strong> </p><ul><li>Lesley Carline - 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