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    IPE Real Estate Outstanding Industry Contribution 2016 - Rupert Nabarro

    “Through IPD, Nabarro educated the global property industry to the importance of independent performance measurement, risk management and information transparency. Surely all real estate investors at some stage have used his increasing legacy?” – judge’s comment An economist known extensively for his work in ...

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    IPE Real Estate Honorary Commendation 2016 – Guido Verhoef

    Guido Verhoef has a rich history in institutional real estate and has been head of private real estate and Dutch pensions investment manager, PGGM, since 2008. This means he is responsible for a huge €12bn global portfolio consisting of approximately 150 non-listed funds, club investments and ...

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    IPE Honorary Commendation 2015 – Dick Sluimers

    When Dick Sluimers stepped down as chairman and chief executive officer at what he described as a “natural time” to retire from the €412bn Dutch asset manager and pensions provider APG, his legacy was already well-entrenched, having spent many years in the Dutch government before being ...

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    IPE Honorary Commendation 2015 – Noël Amenc

    Noël Amenc was the founding director of EDHEC Risk Institute (EDHEC), the centre for risk and asset management research established as part of the not-for-profit EDHEC Business School. Under his leadership – a post he relinquished in 2015 to concentrate on building EDHEC’s smart beta specialist ...

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    IPE Real Estate Outstanding Industry Contribution 2015 - Patrick Kanters

    “Impressive career record and sense of responsibility. Kanters is an industry icon who runs a sophisticated organisation with a thoughtful strategy and management” – judge’s comment One of the most respected figures in the global institutional real estate industry, Patrick Kanters is managing director of ...

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    IPE Real Estate Outstanding Industry Contribution 2014 - Hermann Aukamp

    After 33 years at prominent German pension, scheme Nordrheinische Ärzteversorgung (NAEV), Hermann Aukamp, the scheme’s chief investment officer and director of real estate, retired in April. At NAEV, he was instrumental in drafting and executing a dynamic real estate strategy. He also acted as an adviser ...

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    IPE Pension Fund Personality of the Year 2014 - Penny Green

    Raising the bar in pensions Judge’s comment: “Penny has been a stalwart in UK pensions for many years and will be missed for her highly engaged and committed approach.” With over 20 years in the pensions industry, Penny Green has devoted herself not only to streamlining and ...

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    IPE Outstanding Industry Contribution 2014 - Mats Andersson

    Leading the fight to control climate change Few European pension fund chief executives will get to address the United Nations general assembly. Yet Mats Andersson, CEO of Sweden’s fourth pension buffer fund Fjärde AP-fonden (AP4), achieved this accolade in September this year. The hon- our of addressing ...

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    IPE Real Estate Outstanding Industry Contribution 2013 - Guillaume Poitrinal

    Pioneer leaves leading real estate company in great shapeGuillaume Poitrinal has won the prestigious IP Real Estate Outstanding Industry Contribution Award 2013 as he began the next chapter of his career, having just stepped down as chief executive officer of the listed French commercial real estate ...

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    IPE Pension Fund Personality of the Year 2013 - Peter Borgdorff

    Judge’s comment - “Peter has long been one of the leading lights within the Dutch pensions industry. For a number years, he was the head of the Dutch Industry-Wide Pensions Association, where he helped lead the sector through the constant challenges it faced. This ...

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    IPE Outstanding Industry Contribution 2013 - Richard Balfe

    Judge’s comment - “Richard has been an outstanding and outspoken supporter of pensions funds and the pensions industry, not only in his capacity as chairman of the MEPs fund, and more recently as a director of the CERN fund, but all through his political ...

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    IPE Real Estate Outstanding Industry Contribution 2012 - National Pension Service, South Korea

    Aggressive diversification pays offIt is refreshing to see a pension fund win the Outstanding Indus­try Contribution at this year’s IP Real Estate Awards. With some €383bn in assets under management, South Korea’s sovereign National Pension Service (NPS) is the third largest pension scheme in the world, but this award is ...

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    IPE Pension Fund Personality of the Year 2012 - Geraldine Leegwater

    The mind behind the blueprint for success A distinction of winning the coveted IPE Pension Fund Personality of the Year Award is that this is the readers’ choice. By voting for ABN AMRO Pension Fund’s Geraldine Leegwater, they are acknowledging the leadership qualities and dedication she has ...

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    IPE Outstanding Industry Contribution 2012 - Lars Rohde

    The perfect swansong What better way to end your career at one the world’s leading pension funds than to be honoured by your peers for your outstanding contribution to the industry? That is exactly what has happened this year to Lars Rohde, soon to step down ...

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    IPE Real Estate Outstanding Industry Contribution 2011 - GRESB

    Seeds of changeThe Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) is a far-reaching and innovative initiative to assess the environmental and social performance of public and private real estate investments. The dynamic benchmark is to be used by institutional investors to engage with fund managers and listed property companies to improve ...

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    IPE Outstanding Industry Contribution 2011 - PensionsInfo

    Next level in sophisticated pensions communication Denmark’s PensionsInfo became the first comprehensive online pensions service in the world that allows any member of any pension scheme in Denmark to check a whole range of information on their pension. This is a truly innovative development that is taking the principles of ...

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    IPE Real Estate Outstanding industry contribution 2010 - APG/PGGM/USS

    The joint APG Asset Management, PGGM Investments and the Universities Superannuation Scheme study carried out by the University of Maastricht into the environmental impact of real estate investments was far more than a courageous step. It was a ground-breaking initiative that has since helped shape theinstitutional real estate investment market. ...

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    IPE Outstanding Industry Contribution 2010 - Chris Verhaegen

    Chris Verhaegen’s influence on the European pension funds industry is immediately apparent in the pages of IPE. In one instance she is commenting on trans-Atlantic co-operation between pension fund associations; in another she is offering her views on the new European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority ...

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    IPE Real Estate Outstanding Industry Contribution 2009 – Andrea Carpenter

    Andrea Carpenter’s experience and tenacity as director of research and marketing at INREV – the European Association for Investors in non-listed real estate – directly contributed to the sector ’s strong stance in the face of extreme adversity at the time. Carpenter joined INREV in 2007 and brought with her ...

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    IPE Outstanding Industry Contribution 2009 - Anton van Nunen

    The Darwin of the pensions world Anton van Nunen is much more than a highly respected pensions specialist: he is a trendsetter whose innovative fiduciary management model is revolutionising the way pension schemes view their investments and structural organisation. His concept has played a significant part in ...