2014 Categories

Who can enter?

  • Pension funds
  • Other institutional investors that offer pension provision, such as life insurance companies
  • 100% pensions-owned asset managers with no third party clients
  • Specialist pensions companies that provide occupational pensions provision
Regional Awards

All funds entering the IPE Awards are automatically put forward for the Best Pension Fund 2014 for their country or region in the list below. The winner and highly commended for each country/region will be put forward for the Gold and Silver Awards.

Austria Belgium Central & Eastern Europe
Denmark Finland France
Germany Ireland Italy
Netherlands Norway Portugal
Small Countries Spain Sweden
Switzerland UK

Themed Awards

Active management Climate related risk management - New for 2014 Commodities
DC/hybrid strategy Diversification - New for 2014 Emerging markets
ESG Infrastructure - New for 2014 In-house investment team
Innovation Portfolio construction Real estate
Risk management Smart beta Specialist investment managers


Bronze Awards


European Silver Awards

All pension funds with under €1bn in assets that enter the Regional, Themed or Bronze Awards are also judged for the Best Small European Pension Fund Award.

Best corporate pension fund Best industry-wide pension fund
Best public pension fund Best small European pension fund

European Gold Awards

Best long-term investment strategy Outstanding industry contribution
Pension fund personality of the year Best European pension fund