Search for Excellence – The Awards

Copenhagen, Thursday 29 November 2012

With our new entry process, we expect the quantity and quality of entries to increase significantly this year, as IP'E undertakes our 'Search for Excellence'. We make the entry process as simple as possible, while increasing the amount of useful information available to our judges. We also offer you the opportunity to work with one of our journalists to help prepare your entry for the highest possible impact.

So which IPE European Pension Fund Awards can your fund enter?

There are 17 Country Awards for Best Pension Fund in:
♦ Austria
♦ Belgium
♦ CEE
♦ Denmark
♦ Finland
♦ France
♦ Germany
♦ Ireland
♦ Italy
♦ Netherlands
♦ Norway
♦ Portugal
♦ Spain
♦ Sweden
♦ Switzerland
♦ UK
♦ Small Countries – (with populations under 1m)

Themed Awards - this list is subject to change and will be updated regularly.
These are for Best Fund in or Making Best Use of different specialist areas:
♦ Commodities Investment
♦ DB/DC Structuring/Strategies
♦ Emerging Markets
♦ ESG/Corporate Governance
♦ Hedge Funds
♦ In-house Investment Team / Best Pension Fund-owned Asset Manager
♦ Innovation
♦ Portfolio Construction
♦ Real Estate Investment
♦ Risk Management Solutions
♦ Specialist Investment Managers

Bronze Awards
Best fund investing in:
♦ Alternatives
♦ Equities
♦ Fixed Income

European Silver Awards
♦ Best Corporate Pension Fund
♦ Best Industry-wide/Multi-employer Pension Fund
♦ Best Public Pension Fund
♦ Best Small European Pension Fund (Assets under €1bn)

European Gold Awards
♦ Best European Pension Fund
♦ Best Long Term Investment Strategy
♦ Outstanding Industry Contribution (Awarded based on nominations)
♦ Pension Fund Personality of the Year (Awarded based on nominations)