2022 LAPF Investments Awards

Event Date:	15th December, 2022
Venue:	Plaisterers' Hall, London
Host:	Miles Jupp

LGPS Awards
Winners

Best Approach To Responsible Investment

Sponsored by: Capital Dynamics

Winner: Border to Coast Pensions Partnership

Finalists:
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
Environment Agency Pension Fund
Essex Pension Fund
London LGPS CIV Limited
Surrey County Council Pension Fund

Best Climate Change Strategy

Winner: City & County of Swansea Pension Fund

Finalists:
Avon Pension Fund
City & County of Swansea Pension Fund
Environment Agency Pension Fund
London CIV
Wiltshire Pension Fund

Diversity and Inclusion

Sponsored by: IFM Investors

Winner: Sutton Pension Fund

Finalists:
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
Sutton Pension Fund

Good Governance Award

Winner: West Yorkshire Pension Fund

Finalists:
Surrey County Council Pension Fund
West Yorkshire Pension Fund

Investment Innovation

Winner: Cornwall Pension Fund

Finalists:
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Multi-Asset
Credit Fund
Cornwall Pension Fund
South Yorkshire Pensions Authority

Judges' Award

Winner: Eric Lambert

LGPS Fund of the Year (assets over £2.5 billion)

Sponsored by: Schroders Capital

Winner: South Yorkshire Pensions Authority

Finalists:
City & County of Swansea Pension Fund
Environment Agency Pension Fund
North East Scotland Pension Fund
South Yorkshire Pensions Authority

LGPS Fund of the Year (assets under £2.5 billion)

Sponsored by: Darwin Alternatives

Winner: Royal Borough of Kingston Pension Fund

Finalists:
Isle of Wight Council Pension Fund
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
Royal Borough of Kingston Pension Fund
Westminster City Council

LGPS Investment Strategy of the Year

Sponsored by: Natixis Investment Managers

Winner: Essex Pension Fund

Finalists:
City & County of Swansea Pension Fund
Essex Pension Fund
GLIL Infrastructure

Outstanding Contribution of the Year

Winner: The National LGPS Framework

Finalists:
Matthew Collier (Isle of Wight Council)
Sean Collins (Oxfordshire Pension Fund)
The National LGPS Framework

Pool of the Year

Sponsored by: T. Rowe Price

Winner: Border to Coast Pensions Partnership

Finalists:
All eight pools

Rising Star

Sponsored by: Columbia Threadneedle Investments

Winner: Gustave Loriot

Finalists:
Gustave Loriot (London CIV)
Julia Stevens (Tri-Borough)

Scheme Administration Award

Winner: North East Scotland Pension Fund

Finalists:
Greater Manchester Pension Fund
Isle of Wight Council Pension Fund
North East Scotland Pension Fund
West Yorkshire Pension Fund

Emerging Markets Manager of the Year

Winner: M&G Investments

Finalists:
Baron Capital Management UK Limited
M&G Investments

Equity Manager of the Year

Winner: Storebrand Asset Management

Finalists:
Baron Capital Management UK Limited
Storebrand Asset Management

Fixed Income and/or Credit Manager of the Year

Winner: Insight Investment

Finalists:
Fidelity International
Insight Investment
T. Rowe Price

Impact Manager of the Year

Winner: Alpha Real Capital

Finalists:
Alpha Real Capital
CBRE Investment Management
Gresham House
Wellington Management Impact Platform

Infrastructure Award

Winner: BlackRock

Finalists:
BlackRock
Greencoat Capital
Gresham House
Infracapital

Investment Advisory Service of the Year

Winner: Hymans Robertson

Finalists:
bfinance
Hymans Robertson

LGPS Fund Manager of the Year

Winner: Ruffer LLP

Finalists:
Capital Dynamics
Gresham House
Robeco
Ruffer LLP

LGPS Service Provider of the Year

Winner: Hymans Robertson

Finalists:
BlackRock
FidesIQ
Heywood Pension Technologies
Hymans Robertson

Private Markets Manager of the Year

Winner: Pantheon

Finalists:
Alpha Real Capital
BlackRock
Capital Dynamics
Pantheon

Property Manager of the Year

Winner: Columbia Threadneedle Investments

Finalists:
Alpha Real Capital
CBRE Investment Management
Columbia Threadneedle Investments
Fidelity International