Winners of the City of London Wealth Management Awards were announced at The Guildhall on Tuesday 17th March. Natasha Kaplinsky hosted the Awards Dinner in front of an audience of 300+ guests.

The City of London Wealth Management Awards are unique in that winners are determined by an online public vote through wealthmangementguideuk.com. This year a record number of votes were cast.

The Media Partner for this event was Spectator Money and the Event Sponsors were: Allfunds Bank, Clearstream Banking, Equiniti, FactSet, FNZ, JHC, Platform Securities and Willis Limited FINEX Global-Financial Institutions.

The winners were:

Individual Awards

Best Compliance Professional: Penny Rooney, Killik & Co.

Best Industry Commentator: Robert Peston, BBC

The JHC Award Financial Journalist of the Year: Tony Hetherington, Mail on Sunday

Mudlark Award for Exceptional Performance in the Back Office: Perry Downward, Ramsey Crookall and Co.

The FactSet Award for Wealth Manager of the Year (Female): Petronella West, Investment Quorum

The FactSet Award for Wealth Manager of the Year (Male): Charles Newsome, Investec Wealth & Investment

The Spectator Money Award for Lifetime Achievement: Justin Urquhart Stewart, Seven Investment Management

Company Awards

The Platform Securities Award for Best Advisory Service: Joint: Tilney Bestinvest and Canaccord

Genuity Wealth Management

The Willis Limited, Finex Global – Financial Institutions Award for Best Discretionary Service: Brewin Dolphin

Best Execution-Only CFD Provider: Accendo Markets

Best Execution-Only Equity Share Dealing Service: Halifax Share Dealing

Best Fund: Sanlam Private Investments (UK)

Best Fund Platform: Hargreaves Lansdown

Best FX Service Provider: FxPro

Best ISA Provider: Redmayne-Bentley Stockbrokers LLP

Best Market Newsletter: Collins Sarri Statham Investments

The JHC Award for Best SIPP Provider: AJ Bell Youinvest

Best Spread Betting Provider: ETX Capital

The Allfunds Bank Award for Best UK Private Bank: Nedbank Private Wealth

The FNZ Award for Family Office of the Year: Oracle Capital Group

The Clearstream Banking Award for Wealth Management Company of the Year: St James’s Place Wealth Management