European Pension Fund of the Year

WInner
APG

Highly commended:
Fjärde AP-fonden (AP4)
PensionDanmark

Judged by:
Wiktor Askanas
Christian Böhm
Ulrikke Ekelund
Heribert Karch
Lisa Lafave
Matti Leppälä
Amlan Roy

Outstanding Industry Contribution

Winner
Else Bos
Richard Gröttheim

Editor's choice

Pension Fund Team of the Year

Winner
Railpen

Ranked by all judges 

Long-Term Investment Strategy

Winner
Fjärde AP-fonden (AP4)

Highly commended:
Industriens Pension
Pensions Caixa 30
Pension Protection Fund

Judged by:
Roland van den Brink
Dorothee Franzen
Christian Böhm
Thomas Post

Commitment to Diversity

Winner
Railpen

Highly commended:
AG2R La Mondiale
Fjärde AP-fonden (AP4)

Judged by:
Inmaculada Dominguez Fabian
Chandran Fernando
Sarah Maynard
Seda Peksevim

Corporate Pension Fund

Winner
Pensionskasse Manor

Highly commended:
GM Pensiones
Pensions Caixa 30

Judged by:
Nora Finn
Ravi Khanna
Philip Neyt
Chris Sier

Multi-Employer Pension Fund

Winner
Nest

Highly commended:
APG
Industriens Pension
Pension Protection Fund

Judged by:
Adrian Cooper
Théodore Economou
Gerald Moritz
Sergio Miguez

Public Pension Fund

Winner
Fjärde AP-fonden (AP4)

Highly commended:
Greater Manchester Pension Fund

Judged by:
Xavier Bellavista Badia
Francesco Briganti
Jeff Houston
Eugene O’Callaghan   

Small Pension Fund

Winner
Sava pension company a.d. Skopje

Highly commended:
LifeGoals Multi-Employer Provident Fund
Swedbank Pension Plan Dinamika+100

Judged by:
Alfred Kool
Bart Heenk
Philippe Desfossés
Edwin Meysmans

Active Management

Winner
Bosch Pensionsfonds

Highly commended:
Amonis

Judged by:
Peter Borgdorff
Karin Kisling
Matti Leppälä
Stephan Skaanes

Passive Management

Winner
Eurolife – Smart Future Occupational Pension Plan

Highly commended:
Enagás

Judged by:
Sylvie Malécot
Joseph Mariathasan
Michel Piermay

Alternatives

Pensionskasse Manor

Highly commended:
Bosch Pensionsfonds
Pensioenfonds Metaal OFP

Judged by:
Alan Briefel
Théodore Economou
Nereida González López
Philip Menco

Equities

Merck Sharp and Dohme (MSD)

Highly commended:
Sava pension company a.d. Skopje

Judged by:
Alan Briefel
Gerald Moritz
Paul Owens
Stephan Skaanes

Fixed Income

Industriens Pension

Highly commended:
Pension Protection Fund

Judged by:
Georg Inderst
Stefan Lundbergh
Michel Piermay
Christian Winder

Young Pensions Professional of the Year

Anna Dovbisa

Editor's choice

Austria

Winner
Bundespensionkasse
VBV-Group

Highly commended:
APK Pensionskasse

Judged by:
Christian Böhm
Georg Inderst
Waltraud Viehböck
Christian Winder

Belgium

Winner
United Pensions

Highly commended:
OFP Prolocus

Judged by:
Adrian Cooper
Karel Goossens
Simone Miotto
Philip Neyt

Central & Eastern Europe

Winner
Nationale-Nederlanden OFE

Highly commended:
Swedbank Investiciju Parvaldes Sabiedriba (SIPS) (Latvia)
Swedbank Pension 1975-1981 (Lithuania)

Judged by:
Wiktor Askanas
Seda Peksevim
Jens-Christian Stougaard
Tajana Štriga

France

Winner
ERAFP

Highly commended:
AG2R La Mondiale

Judged by:
Philippe Desfossés
Inmaculada Dominguez Fabian
Sylvie Malécot
Michel Piermay

Germany

Bosch Pensionsfonds

Highly commended:
Ärzteversorgung Westfalen-Lippe
HVB Pension Fund
Uniper SE

Judged by:
Hermann Aukamp
Alex Koriath
Manfred Kupka
Edwin Meysmans

Ireland

Irish Life EMPOWER Master Trust

Highly commended:
Accenture Defined Contribution Pension Plan
Merck Sharp and Dohme (MSD)

Judged by:
Nora Finn
Neill Hamilton
Helen Kobæk
Eugene O’Callaghan

Italy

Cassa Nazionale del Notariato
Fondo Pensioni Del Personale Gruppo BNL/BNP Paribas Italia

Highly commended:
Fondoposte
Solidarietà Veneto Fondo Pensione

Judged by:
Francesco Briganti
Gianmaria Fragassi
Raúl Mateos
Ilir Roko

Netherlands

Rabobank Pensioenfonds

Highly commended:
Stichting Bedrijfstakpensioenfonds voor de Detailhandel
Stichting Pensioenfonds voor Personeelsdiensten (StiPP)

Judged by:
Haitse Hoos
Stefan Lundbergh
Raúl Mateos
Thomas Post

Nordic Region

Swedish Fund Selection Agency (Sweden)

Highly commended:
Frjálsi Pension Fund (Iceland)
Industriens Pension (Denmark)
PensionDanmark (Denmark)

Judged by:
Björn Asgrimsson
Ulrikke Ekelund
Helen Kobæk
Mats Langensjö

Portugal

FP Banco Santander Totta

Highly commended:
Ageas Pensões

Judged by:
Pedro Barbosa
Roberto Carcache
Gianmaria Fragassi
Neill Hamilton

Small Countries

Fons de reserva de jubilació (Andorra)

Highly commended:
MAP Fund (Cyprus)

Judged by:
Philippos Mannaris
Philip Neyt
Seda Peksevim
Tajana Štriga

Spain

GM Pensiones
Pensions Caixa 30

Highly commended:
PensionsCaixa 21

Judged by:
David Moreno
Pedro Pardo
Manuel Peraita
Frans Verhaar

Switzerland

Pensionskasse Manor

Highly commended:
CERN Pension Fund

Judged by:
Théodore Economou
Simon Kew
Ilir Roko
Stephan Skaanes

United Kingdom

Pension Protection Fund

Highly commended:
Greater Manchester Pension Fund
Nest

Judged by:
Maria Mercè Claramunt Bielsa
Ian Coleman
Raj Mody
Richard Campbell

Carbon and Net Zero Strategies

Nest

Highly commended:
ERAFP
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
PensionDanmark

Judged by:
Helga Birgden
Robert Black
Erik Landry
Nick Spencer

DC and Hybrid Strategies

Bosch Pensionsfonds

Highly commended:
Almenni Pension Fund
GM Pensiones

Judged by:
Heribert Karch
Philippos Mannaris
Sergio Miguez
Waltraud Viehböck

Emerging Markets

BBVA Pensiones V

Highly commended:
APK Pensionskasse

Judged by:
Roberto Carcache
Nereida González López
Manfred Kupka
Petri Kuusisto

ESG Strategy

APG

Highly commended:
ERAFP
PensionDanmark

Judged by:
Robert Black
Chandran Fernando
Sophie Grenier van Straelen
Joseph Mariathasan

Impact Investing

Greater Manchester Pension Fund

Highly commended:
PensionDanmark

Judged by:
Haitse Hoos
Karin Kisling
Petri Kuusisto
Ida Levine

Investment Innovation

Pensioenfonds Metaal OFP

Highly commended:
Bosch Pensionsfonds
Railpen

Judged by:
Maria Mercè Claramunt Bielsa
Richard Campbell
Roberto Carcache
Jens-Christian Stougaard

Portfolio Construction & Diversification

Fjärde AP-fonden (AP4)

Highly commended:
Repsol II, Pension Fund

Judged by:
Hermann Aukamp
Xavier Bellavista Badia
Peter Kraneveld
Jeff Houston

Private Markets

Nest

Highly commended:
APG
PensionDanmark

Judged by:
Stephan Kloess
Lisa Lafave
Milan Marinkovic
Jeroen Winkelman

Risk Management

Amonis

Highly commended:
Pensions Caixa 30
BBVA Fondo De Empleo

Judged by:
Peter Borgdorff
Nereida González López
Karel Goossens
Alex Koriath

Stewardship and Engagement

APG

Highly commended:
Nest

Judged by:
Helga Birgden
Francesco Briganti
Simon Kew
Paul Owens

Sustainable Bonds & Credit

AG2R La Mondiale

Highly commended:
Brunel Pension Partnership

Judged by:
Gianmaria Fragassi
Milan Marinkovic
Philip Menco
Raj Mody

Technology

PensionDanmark

Highly commended:
Frjálsi Pension Fund

Judged by:
Nicky Amos
Pedro Barbosa
Mats Langensjö
Chris Sier

European Pension Fund of the Year

Rising star  
United Pensions

Long-Term Investment Strategy

Rising star
Caja de Ingenieros Empleo

Multi-Employer Pension Fund

Rising star
Irish Life EMPOWER Master Trust

Public Pension Fund

Rising star
Fons de reserva de jubilació

Small Pension Fund

Rising star
LifeGoals Multi-Employer Provident Fund