Irish Pensions Awards 2016

Irish Pension Scheme of the Year
WINNER: AIB Group Defined Contribution Scheme
Highly commended: ESB DC Pension Scheme (RetireSmart)

Pension Trustee Board of the Year
WINNER: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Pension Plan (RCSI)
Highly commended: Construction Executive Retirement Savings (CERS)

Pension Scheme Innovation Award
WINNER: daa Defined Contribution Retirement Savings Scheme

Best Use of Investment Strategy
WINNER: Dell Retirement Benefits Plan

Best Communication Strategy
WINNER: Bank of Ireland Staff Retirement Savings Plan (RetireWell)
Highly commended: FBD Horizon Retirement Savings Plan

Pensions Consultancy of the Year
WINNER: Lane Clark & Peacock Ireland Ltd

Investment Manager of the Year
WINNER: Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM)
Highly commended: Zurich Investments

Equities Manager of the Year
WINNER: Setanta Asset Management
Highly commended: MFS

Fixed Income Manager of the Year
WINNER: Insight Investment

Property Manager of the Year
WINNER: BCP Asset Management
Highly commended: Friends First

Alternatives Investment Manager of the Year
WINNER: AQR Capital Management
Highly commended: Ruffer LLP

Pension Scheme Administrator of the Year
WINNER: New Ireland Assurance

Communication Award
WINNER: Irish Life Corporate Business

Innovation Award
WINNER: Aviva Life & Pensions

Risk Management Award
WINNER: Danske Bank (Ireland) Pension Scheme

Independent Retail Pension Broker / Pensions IFA of the year
WINNER: Harvest Financial Services Limited

Passive Manager of the Year
WINNER: Irish Life Investment Managers
Highly commended: State Street Global Advisors (SSGA)

Infrastructure Manager of the Year
WINNER: BlackRock

Emerging Markets Manager of the Year
WINNER: LGM Investments

Pensions Technology Award
WINNER: Allied Pension Trustees (APT)

Independent Trustee Firm of the Year
WINNER: Independent Trustee Company Group

Irish Pensions Personality of the Year
WINNER: Ciaran Martin, Director of Employee Benefits, Acumen and Trust