IPE Conference & Awards 2019 | IPE International Publishers Limited | 6 September 2019 | Tivoli Hotel, Arni Magnussons Gade 2, 1577 København, Denmark

The IPE Awards each year recognise the bar-raising achievements of the diverse pension funds across Europe and celebrate excellence by creating a meaningful broad set of benchmarks.

Day one of this prestigious event culminates in the Awards Dinner & Ceremony, when the short-lists and winners of the 40 or so categories are revealed for the first time.

Award Categories:

Gold:
• European Pension Fund of the Year
• Outstanding Industry Contribution
• Pension Fund Achievement of the Year
• Long-Term Investment Strategy

Silver:
• Corporate Pension Fund
• Multi-employer/Professional Pension Fund
• Public Pension Fund
• Small Pension Fund (assets under management up to one billion euros)
• Sovereign Reserve Fund
• Active Management
• Passive Management

Bronze:
• Alternatives
• Equities
• Fixed Income

Country/Regional:
• Austria (Pensionskasse and Vorsorgekasse trophies)
• Belgium
• Central & Eastern Europe
• Denmark
• Finland
• France
• Germany (bAV and Versorgungswek trophies)
• Ireland
• Italy
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Portugal
• Small Countries (population up to one million)
• Spain (corporate scheme and multi-employer scheme trophies)
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• United Kingdom

Themed:
• Climate Related Risk Management
• Commodities
• Credit & Alternatives
• DC & Hybrid Strategies
• Emerging Markets
• ESG
• Factor Investing
• In-House Investment Team
• Innovation
• Pensions Governance & Administration
• Portfolio Construction & Diversification
• Real Assets and Infrastructure
• Real Estate
• Risk Management

2018 Winners

EUROPEAN PENSION FUND OF THE YEAR:
• PensionDanmark

OUTSTANDING INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTION:
• Torben Möger Pedersen

PENSION FUND PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR:
• Philippe Desfossés

LONG-TERM INVESTMENT STRATEGY:
• AP4

CORPORATE PENSION FUND:
• Stichting Calpam-Pensioenfonds

MULTI-EMPLOYER/PROFESSIONAL PENSION FUND:
• Industriens Pension

PUBLIC PENSION FUND:
• Church Commissioners for England

SMALL PENSION FUND:
• Pensioenfonds UZ Gent - UGent OFP

SOVEREIGN RESERVE FUND:
• FRR

ACTIVE MANAGEMENT:
• AP4

PASSIVE MANAGEMENT:
• FRR

ALTERNATIVES:
• PFA Pension

EQUITIES:
• AP4
• Nordea Investments

FIXED INCOME:
• Ärzteversorgung Westfalen-Lippe

AUSTRIA (PENSIONSKASSE):
• VBV-Pensionskasse

AUSTRIA (VORSORGEKASSE):
• APK Vorsorgekasse

BELGIUM:
• Pensioenfonds UZ Gent - UGent OFP

CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE:
• INVL Mezzo II 53+ pension fund

DENMARK:
• PensionDanmark

FRANCE:
• ERAFP

GERMANY (BAV):
• Bosch Pensionsfonds

GERMANY (VERSORGUNGSWERK):
• Bayerische Versorgungskammer

IRELAND:
• Construction Workers' Pension Scheme

ITALY:
• Fondo Pensione Nazionale BCC/CRA
• Fondo Pensioni del Personale Gruppo BNL/BNP Paribas Italia

NETHERLANDS:
• Stichting Pensioenfonds PGB

PORTUGAL:
• Fundo de Pensões Horizonte Ações

SMALL COUNTRIES:
• Frjálsi Pension Fund

SPAIN (CORPORATE SCHEME):
• DuPont Pension Plan

SPAIN (MULTI-EMPLOYER SCHEME):
• Geroa Pentsioak

SWEDEN:
• AP4

SWITZERLAND:
• Caisse de prévoyance de l’Etat de Genève (CPEG)

UNITED KINGDOM:
• NEST (National Employment Savings Trust)

CLIMATE RELATED RISK MANAGEMENT:
• FRR

CREDIT & ALTERNATIVES:
• PensionDanmark

DC & HYBRID STRATEGIES:
• Amundi Pension Fund

EMERGING MARKETS:
• ERAFP

ESG:
• APG

FACTOR INVESTING:
• HVB Pension Fund

IN-HOUSE INVESTMENT TEAM:
• Tesco Pension Scheme

INNOVATION:
• PensionDanmark

PENSIONS GOVERNANCE & ADMINISTRATION:
• Pensionskasse SBB

PORTFOLIO CONSTRUCTION & DIVERSIFICATION:
• AP4

REAL ASSETS & INFRASTRUCTURE:
• Ärzteversorgung Westfalen-Lippe:

REAL ESTATE:
• MN Services

RISK MANAGEMENT:
• RIsk Management