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World Pension Summit Innovation Award 2016

The World Pension Summit and Pensions & Investments are once again honouring great initiatives and proven solutions in pensions with the 2016 Innovation Awards.
“We are seeking pension funds who are using innovation to drive their pensions forward through investment, design, innovation, participation or any way that may help drive successful outcomes for the fund participants.”
The Innovation Awards have no predetermined categories; the possibilities are endless. We wish to highlight innovation and excellence and provide inspiration. Past winners were selected for their cutting-edge ideas in plan design, investing, technology, driving employee participation and engagement and more.
Entries are encouraged from organisations around the world.
The winner will be announced and recognised at the Pensions & Investments WorldPensionSummit to be held on 9-10 November 2016 in The Hague, The Netherlands.
The deadline for application is September 9.

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