Shortlist

Here they are – the complete set of shortlists for this year’s Pension Scheme of the Year Awards.

These submissions will then be subjected to further rigorous scrutiny before the judging panels meet to determine the eventual winners.

There are a limited number of complimentary seats available at the event for pension scheme staff or trustees - if you or a colleague would like further information, please contact John Waterson at the earliest possible opportunity at john.waterson@incisivemedia.com or by calling him at 020 7316 9323.

The full shortlist for 2011 is:

Best Use of Risk Reduction Strategies
M&S Pension Scheme
TfL Pension Fund
The Clwyd Pension Fund
Thermo Fisher Scientific UK Stakeholder Scheme
Trafalgar House Pension Trust

Best Administration
The Norfolk Pension Fund
Royal Mail Pension Plan
Railways Pension Scheme
The Superannuation Arrangements of the University of London
Strathclyde Pension Fund
Trafalgar House Pension Trust
Zurich Financial Services UK Pension Scheme

Best Use of IT sponsored by JLT
The Alliance & Leicester Pension Scheme
Royal County of Berkshire Pension Fund
TfL Pension Fund
Zurich Financial Services UK Pension Scheme

Trustee Development Awards
Lloyds Banking Group
London Pensions Fund Authority
M&S Pension Scheme
Railways Pension Scheme
Westland Pension Scheme
Zurich Financial Services UK Pension Scheme

Best DC Communication Strategy Sponsored BY Standard Life
CSC  Pension Scheme
The Ernst & Young Retirement Benefits Plan
Finning Pension Scheme
Lloyds Banking Group, Your Tomorrow
Network Rail Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
Standard Chartered Pension Fund Investment Plan
Thomas Cook UK DC Pension Scheme
Warburtons Pension and Life Assurance Plan - DC Section

DB Communications (Public)
Cheshire Pension Fund
Your Pension Service (formerly Lancashire Pensions Service)
Lothian Pension Fund
The Clwyd Pension Fund
The Norfolk Pension Fund
Royal County of Berkshire Pension Fund
The Superannuation Arrangements of the University of London

DB Communications (Private)
Asda Group Pension Scheme
BP Pension Fund
Diageo Pension Scheme
Railways Pension Scheme
Shipbuilding Industries Pension Scheme
Westland Pension Scheme
Zurich Financial Services UK Pension Scheme

Best Use of Alternatives sponsored by Zurich
Barclays Bank UK Retirement Fund
The Honda Group - UK Pension Scheme
M&S Pension Scheme
Tesco Pension Trustees
The Clwyd Pension Fund
West Midlands Pension Fund
Westland Pension Scheme

Best DC Investment Strategy
Barclays Bank UK Retirement Fund
Finmeccanica FuturePlanner
Lloyds Banking Group, Your Tomorrow
Network Rail Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
Zurich Financial Services UK Pension Scheme

Best DB Investment Strategy
Celestica UK Pension Plan
Environment Agency Active Pension Fund
The Honda Group - UK Pension Scheme
M&S Pension Scheme
Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund
The Superannuation Arrangements of the University of London
West Midlands Pension Fund

Best DC Scheme Innovation
Alliance & Leicester Pension Scheme
Atlas Elektronik UK Pension Scheme
Finmeccanica FuturePlanner
Network Rail Defined Contribution Pension Scheme (NRDC)
Siemens Benefits Scheme - Siemens Investor Plan
Standard Chartered Pension Fund Investment Plan

Best DB Scheme Innovation
Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund
Strathclyde Pension Fund
The Pensions Trust's CARE Scheme
UK DB Schemes of TUI Travel PLC
West Yorkshire Pension Fund
Westland Pension Scheme

DC Scheme of the Year
Finmeccanica FuturePlanner
Logica Flexible Retirement Plan
My LV= Pension Plan
Telegraph Staff Pension Plan
The Accenture Retirement Savings Plan
Verizon (UK) Retirement Plan

Public Sector Scheme of the Year
Environment Agency Active Pension Fund
London Pensions Fund Authority
Lothian Pension Fund
Strathclyde Pension Fund
TfL Pension Fund
West Midlands Pension Fund
West Yorkshire Pension Fund

Small Scheme of the Year (up to £250m) sponsored by Zurich
Endsleigh Insurance Services Limited Pension and Assurance Scheme
Federated Pension Plan
Strathclyde Pension Fund (no. 3)

Medium Scheme of the Year (£250m-£1bn)
Eli Lilly Group Pension Plan
Lothian Buses Pension Fund
Westland Pension Scheme

Large Scheme of the Year (over £1bn-£2.5bn) sponsored by Principal
Dyfed Pension Fund
Environment Agency Active Pension Fund
North East Scotland Pension Fund
The Clwyd Pension Fund
The Superannuation Arrangements of the University of London
The Social Housing Pension Scheme

Premier Scheme of the Year (over £2.5bn) sponsored by JLT
DHL Group Retirement Plan
M&S Pension Scheme
Merseyside Pension Fund
Railways Pension Scheme
Strathclyde Pension Fund
West Yorkshire Pension Fund
Zurich Financial Services UK Pension Scheme

Pension Scheme Trustee of the Year
Clwyd Pension Fund
M&S Pension Scheme
The Pensions Trust

Pensions Manager of the Year sponsored by Principal
Stephen Field - TfL Pension Fund
Jerry Gandhi - for his work at the RSA UK Pension Schemes
David House - TUI Travel PLC UK DB Schemes
Ray Martin - DHL Group Retirement Plan
Yvonne Pearce -  The Accenture Retirement Savings Plan

Pension Scheme of the Year Sponsored by Standard Life
The winner of this award will be chosen by the judges and will go to the scheme that, in their opinion, offers the highest quality of service, innovation and administrative efficiency to members