NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN - CLOSING DATE THURSDAY 20 MARCH 2009

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The European Pensions Awards, now in their second year, have been designed to recognise outstanding achievement in the varied fields of European pension provision, honouring the investment firms, consultancies and pension providers across Europe that have set the professional standards in order to best serve European pension funds in these increasingly challenging times.

The 2008 Awards were a huge success, receiving over 200 nominations from key providers across Europe. The prestigious Awards Summer Gala, where the winners were announced, was also a sell-out event, and played host to more than 400 pension professionals from across the European pensions sphere.

This year, we have again put together a list of 25 categories spanning various fields of pension provision with a view to acknowledging and ultimately encouraging best practice in the European pensions space. If you feel that your company is up there with the best, and deserves to be recognised for its contribution to the European pensions industry, please make your way to the Nominations Pages and tell us why you would like to be considered for these prestigious awards.

Our extensive panel of expert judges – which consists of a number of key individuals from the European pensions space to include associations, pension funds and consultants - will then have the challenging task of picking the winners to be announced at a black tie Awards Gala in London on 9 July 2009.

Inviting nominations from investment companies, pension consultancies, pension providers, pension law firms, pensions technology and pensions administration firms across Europe, the event will also draw attendees including investment managers, fund managers and managing directors of some of the biggest investment management and pension companies and their clients - finance directors, pension managers and trustees representing some of the biggest multinational pension funds in Europe.

The awards are FREE TO ENTER and are open to any firm which serves pension funds in ONE OR MORE European country.

Please note, many of our winners from 2008 included firms operating in only one European country, so don't be afraid to enter if you fall into this category.

We look forward to seeing you at the Awards Gala Evening on 9 July 2009 at the prestigious Royal Lancaster Hotel, London W2, which we are sure will be a night to remember.