Pensions & Investments reporters were recognized by the American Society of Business Publication Editors, winning a national award and three silver regional awards for their editorial work in 2019.
The awards are open to U.S.-based business-to-business, trade, association and professional publications, both print and digital.
Washington reporter Hazel Bradford was recognized in the government coverage category, winning a national silver award as well as a regional silver award. Her stories examined the impact of President Donald Trump's trade dispute with China, the SEC's plan to open private markets to a wider audience and the SEC's new rules for the shareholder proposal process.
Senior reporter Douglas Appell won a silver regional award in the news enterprise category for an in-depth look at how a new performance-based fee structure at the giant GPIF pension fund in Tokyo was reducing the fees paid to managers.
Reporter Brian Croce, who covers Washington as well as regulatory and legislative efforts affecting defined contribution plans, also was recognized with a regional silver award in the news analysis category. His story chronicled Congress' passage of the SECURE Act in the final days of 2019, described as the most significant piece of retirement legislation in more than a dozen years.