city of london wealth management awards 2014

Winners of the City of London Wealth Management Awards have been announced at The Guildhall. Canaccord Genuity won the Award for Wealth Management Company of the Year while Martin Waller of The Times won the Financial Journalist of the Year Award for his thorough research in the Tempus column throughout last year.

Paul Killik, whose firm celebrated its 25th anniversary earlier this year, won a Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by Brian Winterflood MBE. Redmayne-Bentley won the Award for Stockbroker of the Year. The Award for the best execution-only equity share dealing service went to Halifax Sharedealing. A full list of all winners follows.

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 winners were:

Individual Awards

The CNBC Award for Best Industry Commentator: David Miller, Quilter Cheviot

Financial Journalist of the Year: Martin Waller, The Times

The Mudlark Award for Exceptional Performance in the Back Office: Paul Murphy, Ingenious Asset Management

Best Compliance Professional: Michael Deering, Ramsey Crookall

Most Promising Newcomer: Thomas Smith, SVS Securities

The JHC Award for Wealth Management Woman of the Year: Pippa Brown, Reyker

The Equiniti Award for Wealth Manager of the Year: John Cross, St James’s Place Wealth Management

Lifetime Achievement Award: Paul Killik

Company Awards

The Dion Global Solutions Award for Best Advisory Service: Saunderson House

The FNZ Award for Best Discretionary Service: Brewin Dolphin

Best Market Newsletter: Colin Sarri Statham Investments

The JHC Award for Best SIPP Provider: AJ Bell Youinvest

Best ISA Provider: Killik & Co

Best Execution Only CFD Provider: Accendo Markets

The peterevans Award for Best Execution-Only Equity Share Dealing Service: Halifax Sharedealing

Best CFD Advisory Service: Beaufort Securities

Best FX Service Provider: FxPro

The KAS BANK Award for Best Performing Fund: St James’s Place Wealth Management

Best Spread Betting Provider: IG

The IFA Magazine Award for Best Platform Provider: Interactive Investor

The Allfunds Bank Award for Stockbroker of the Year: Redmayne-Bentley Stockbrokers

The FactSet Award for Wealth Management Company of the Year: Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management