IPE AWARDS - One individual and 27 European pension funds were presented with awards tonight for excellence in pension fund management, at this year's European Pension Fund Awards in Vienna.

A total of 35 awards were unveiled at IPE's 2007 European Pension Fund Awards, ranging from the gold standard awards for best European pension fund and Outstanding Industry Contribution (see earlier IPE stories: ) to silver awards for the best pension funds of differing sizes, themed awards for new thinking in asset management and governance, as well as individual awards to pension funds in each country.

Among the highlights of the winners was Pensioenfonds KBC, which picked up no less than four awards, while APK and AP3 collected two gongs each.

The full list of winners for the 2007 IPE Awards, held tonight in Vienna, is as follows:

EUROPEAN GOLD AWARDS
Best European Pension Funds: Pensioenfonds KBC
Outstanding Industry Contribution: Keith Ambachtsheer

EUROPEAN SILVER AWARDS
Best Corporate Pension Fund: Pensioenfonds KBC
Best Industry-wide Pension Fund: PGGM
Best Public Pension Fund: ABP
Best Small Pension Fund: Pensioenfonds KBC

THEMED AWARDS
BEST COMMODITIES INVESTMENT - BVK
BEST DB/DC STRUCTURING/STRATEGIES - Reuters
BEST USE OF DERIVATIVES - APK
BEST EQUITIES INVESTMENT - APK
BEST FIXED INCOME INVESTMENT - Hansa Pension Fund K3
BEST HEDGE FUNDS INVESTMENT - Ilmarinen
BEST INNOVATION - ABP
BEST LIABILITY DRIVEN INVESTMENT - Pensioenfonds PNO Media
BEST PORTFOLIO CONSTRUCTION - AP3
BEST PROPERTY INVESTMENT - PKA
BEST USE OF SPECIALIST INVESTMENT MANAGER - Inarcassa
BEST SRI/CORPORATE GOVERNANCE - PenSam

COUNTRY AWARDS

BEST PENSION FUND IN AUSTRIA - Bonus
BEST PENSION FUND IN BELGIUM - Pensioenfonds KBC
BEST PENSION FUND IN CEE - Premium
BEST PENSION FUND IN DENMARK - ATP
BEST PENSION FUND IN FINLAND - VR
BEST PENSION FUND IN FRANCE - Agirc-Arrco
BEST PENSION FUND IN GERMANY - Bosch
BEST PENSION FUND IN ICELAND - Gildi
BEST PENSION FUND IN IRELAND - LifeBalance (Bank of Ireland)
BEST PENSION FUND IN ITALY - Inarcassa
BEST PENSION FUND IN THE NETHERLANDS - Doctors Pension Funds Services
BEST PENSION FUND IN NORWAY - Oslo Pensjonsforsikring AS
BEST PENSION FUND IN PORTUGAL - BPI Valorização Open End PF
BEST PENSION FUND IN SPAIN - Fonditel Red Básica
BEST PENSION FUND IN SWEDEN - AP3
BEST PENSION FUND IN SWITZERLAND - ABB
BEST PENSION FUND IN THE UK - Clwyd

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