How to enter:

Nominations for the 2009 Awards are now OPEN. Closing date 20 March 2009.

To enter, please click on your chosen category below. In 1,000 words or less, please explain why you think your organisation deserves to win this award. Please detail how the firm has proved its excellence and (where relevant) innovation in its market; its commitment to its pension fund clients; and its overall dedication to improving pension provision in the pensions space.

Terms and conditions

• 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
  
• Firms can enter more than one category.
  
• Firms are encouraged to nominate themselves, which is usually the case.
  
• The award winners will be chosen by an extensive panel of INDEPENDENT expert judges, using a fair and transparent judging process, with a detailed explanation of the judges' final decisions to be published in the European Pensions Awards write-up after the Awards ceremony taking place on 9 July 2009.
  
• Award entries must be kept to a maximum of 1000 words. Entries going over this word limit will be disqualified.
  
• Additional material will not be accepted.
  
• NOMINATIONS CLOSE ON 20 MARCH 2009.
  

General categories:

1) European Pensions Consultancy of the Year
2) Investment Manager of the Year
3) Equities Manager of the Year
4) Fixed Income Manager of the Year
5) Alternatives Investment Manager of the Year
6) Property Manager of the Year
7) Emerging Markets Manager of the Year
8) Commodities Manager of the Year
9) Risk Management Firm of the Year
10) Currency Manager of the Year
11) LDI Manager of the Year
12) Index Provider of the Year
13) SRI Provider of the Year
14) Multi-Manager of the Year
15) Fiduciary Management Firm of the Year
16) Pensions Law Firm of the Year
17) Custodian of the Year
18) Transition Management Firm of the Year
19) Provider of the Year
20) Pension Scheme Accountants of the Year
21) Pension Scheme Administrator of the Year
22) Pensions Technology Provider of the Year

Specialist categories:

23) Pension Pooling Award of the Year
24) European Breakthrough Firm of the Year
25) European Pensions Personality of the Year

We look forward to seeing you at the event on 9 July 2008 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, which we are sure will be a night to remember.