State Street Announces Winners of 2024 UK Institutional Press Awards

LONDON, April 4 2025 - State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT), today announces the winners of its twenty-third State Street UK Institutional Press Awards, which recognize outstanding contributions in institutional financial services journalism.

The annual awards honour the contributions of journalists covering institutional investment themes including investor services, pensions, regulation, investments and capital markets, private markets and alternatives, data and technology, passive investments, sustainable investment and stewardship in 2024.

The winning articles were chosen based on their style, content, accuracy and timeliness, and were judged by an independent panel of six industry professionals led by veteran freelance journalists Pádraig Floyd and Lynn Strongin Dodds. The two lead judges were supported by respected figures from the European financial services industry including:

• Miranda Seath, Director, Market Insight & Fund Sectors, The Investment Association
• Edwin Whitehead, Director Sustainable Investment, Redington
• Rick Lacaille, Senior Advisor
• Liz Lynxwiler, Director of Governance and Company Secretary, London CIV

Journalists were presented with their awards at an event held in London, and the prestigious Award for Outstanding Contribution to Institutional Journalism 2024, which is nominated and voted by the judges, was given to Lauren Mills at IPE. Judges were in unanimous agreement for the winner which Lauren thoroughly deserved due to her outstanding, consistent and relevant reporting on key industry topics across her career spanning over almost two decades.

Michael Eldridge, UK Country Head and Head of Global Markets for the UK, State Street, commented on the awards: "Congratulations to this year's winners and shortlisted journalists for their exceptional talent and dedication to accurate reporting on the ever evolving financial landscape. The standard this year was particularly high, and we are proud to champion the journalists who are leading the way and setting the conversation to help educate and inform financial institutions and investors on important topics shaping the news agenda."

Winners and runners up:

1. Journalist of the Year - Pensions:
   • Winner: Mona Dohle (Room151)
   • Runner up: Charlotte Moore (Professional Pensions)
     
2. Journalist of the Year - Regulation:
   • Winner: Laurie McAughtry (Euromoney)
   • Runners up: Luke Clancy and Mauro Cesa (Risk.net)
     
3. Journalist of the Year - Investments and Capital Markets:
   • Winner: Elliot Gulliver_Needham (City AM)
   • Runner up: Rob Mannix (Risk.net)
     
4. Journalist of the Year - Investor Services:
   • Winner: Laurie McAughtry (Global Trading)
   • Runner up: Luke Clancy (Risk.net)
     
5. Journalist of the year - Private Markets & Alternatives:
   • Winner: Yuri Bender (PWM)
   • Runner up: Laurence Fletcher (Financial Times)
     
6. Journalist of the Year - Passive investment / Indexing (including ETFs):
   • Winner: Isabelle Castro (Digital Frontier)
   • Runner up: David Ricketts (Financial News)
     
7. Journalist of the Year - Data, Technology and AI:
   • Winner: Mike Scott (Ethical Corporation)
   • Joint runners up: Laurie McAughtry (Global Trading) and Peter Cripps (Environmental Finance)
     
8. Journalist of the Year - Sustainable Investment & Stewardship:
   • Winner: Shruti Tripathi Chopra (Financial News)
   • Runner up: Mike Scott (Ethical Corporation)
     
9. Breaking News Journalist of the Year:
   • Winner: Khalid Azizuddin (Responsible Investor)
   • Runner up: David Ricketts (Financial News)
     
10. Best Newcomer:
    • Winner: Damian Shepherd (Bloomberg)
    • Runner up: Calum Kapoor (MandateWire)
      
11. Best Editorial Comment:
    • Winner: Peter Cripps (Environmental Finance)
    • Runner up: Rachel Lewis (Mergermarket)
      
12. Outstanding Contribution to Journalism:
    • Winner: Lauren Mills (IPE)

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