The Merseyside Pension Fund won the award for real estate investment at the 2015 IPE Awards in Barcelona on Thursday.
PensionDanmark meanwhile, won this year’s award for infrastructure investment. The Danish fund was, however, pipped by PFA Pension to best pension fund in Denmark.
Trafalgar House Pension Trust took the award for best long-term investment strategy.
The full list of winners
GOLD AWARDS
Best European Pension Fund: British Steel Pension Fund
Outstanding Industry Contribution: Theo Kocken, Cardano
Pension Fund Achievement of the Year: Helen Kobæk, PenSam
Long-Term Investment Strategy: Trafalgar House Pension Trust
SILVER AWARDS
Active Management: PenSam
Passive Management: West Midlands Pension Fund
Best Corporate Pension Fund: Santander UK Group Pension Scheme Common Fund
Best Industry-Wide Pension Fund: Pension Protection Fund
Best Public Pension Fund: The Church Commissioners
Best Small European Pension Fund: Frjálsi Pension Fund
Best Sovereign Reserve Fund: FRR and NLB Penziski Fond
BRONZE AWARDS
Alternatives: Merchant Navy Officers’ Pension Fund
Equities: SEB Pension
Fixed Income: Bosch Pensionsfonds AG
COUNTRY AWARDS
Best Pension Fund in Austria: Allianz Pensionskasse (Pensionskasse) and VBV – Vorsorgekasse (Vorsorgekasse)
Best Pension Fund in Belgium: Integrale
Best Pension Fund in Central & Eastern Europe: KB First Pension Company
Best Pension Fund in Denmark: PFA Pension
Best Pension Fund in Finland: Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Company
Best Pension Fund in France: Ircantec
Best Pension Fund in Germany: Deutsche Telekom Pensionswerke (bAV) and Ärzteversorgung Westfalen-Lippe (Versorgungswerk)
Best Pension Fund in Ireland: Construction Workers’ Pension Scheme
Best Pension Fund in Italy: Fondo Pensione Laborfonds
Best Pension Fund in The Netherlands: Nedlloyd Pensioenfonds
Best Pension Fund in Portugal: Fundo de Pensões Aberto BPI Valorização
Best Pension Fund in Small Countries: Almenni Pension Fund
Best Pension Fund in Spain: Pensions Caixa 30
Best Pension Fund in Sweden: SPK
Best Pension Fund in Switzerland: Pension Fund SBB
Best Pension Fund in the UK: British Steel Pension Fund
THEMED AWARDS
Climate-Related Risk Management: Environment Agency Pension Fund
DC/Hybrid Strategy: NEST
Diversification: Bosch Pensionsfonds AG
Emerging Markets: Royal County of Berkshire Pension Fund
ESG: ERAFP
Infrastructure: PensionDanmark
In-house Investment Team: British Steel Pension Fund
Innovation: Merchant Navy Officers’ Pension Fund
Portfolio Construction: FRR
Real Estate: Merseyside Pension Fund
Risk Management: Superannuation Arrangements of the University of London (SAUL)
Smart Beta: SEB Pension
Specialist Investment Managers: PenSam
