city of london wealth management awards 2016

Lifetime Achievement Award Presented to Chris Macdonald

Sophie Raworth (BBC News) presented Chris Macdonald with the Lifetime Achievement Award at The Guildhall yesterday evening. This year marks the 25th anniversary of Brooks Macdonald, the company set up by Mr Macdonald.

Joel Hills, Business Editor for ITV News won the Award for Best Industry Commentator and Ian King, Business Presenter at Sky News and Business Editor, The Times collected the Award for Financial Journalist of the Year.

JM Finn won the Award for Best Discretionary Service and St

The City of London Wealth Management Awards are unique in that winners are determined by an online public vote. This number votes cast has increased significantly since the Awards were introduced 10 years ago.

Stephen Pinner, MD of Goodacre UK the company managing the Awards said

“Winning a City of London Wealth Management Award is significant proof of distinction for the best companies and individuals providing services to private investors. The fact that winners are determined by individual votes is a huge endorsement for all winners. I am delighted that Chris Macdonald’s efforts have been acknowledged and that the journalists who provide information to the investing public have been rewarded in this way”.

Notes for Editors

The purpose of the City of London Wealth Management Awards is to recognise and promote quality of service from Wealth Management companies and individuals.

Winners are determined by a public online vote which took place over a two week period in March 2016. The poll was reviewed by an independent panel of judges.

The City of London Wealth Management Awards are supported by leading service and system suppliers to the regulated financial services sector, namely IRESS, FactSet, Clearstream Banking, Equiniti, Allfunds Bank, JHC Systems, Platform Securities, Wealth Dynamix, and SIX Financial Information.

Further Information: Emma Healy

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Stephen Pinner

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City of London Wealth Management Award Winners 2016:

Company Awards

The Allfunds Bank Award for Best Advisory Service

Tilney Bestinvest

The Platform Securities Award for Best Discretionary Service

JM Finn

Best Execution-Only CFD Provider

Accendo Markets

Best Execution-Only Equity Share Dealing Service

IWeb Share Dealing

Best Fund

Old Mutual Global Investors

Best FX Provider

FxPro

Best ISA Provider

Redmayne-Bentley Stockbrokers LLP

Best Market Newsletter

Beaufort Securities

The Equiniti Award for Best SIPP Provider

AJ Bell Youinvest

Best Spread Betting Provider

Spreadex

The SIX Financial Information Award for Best UK Private Bank

Nedbank Private Wealth

The Wealth Dynamix Award for Family Office of the Year

Stonehage Fleming

The IRESS Award for Wealth Management Company of the Year

St James’s Place Wealth Management

Individual Awards

The Clearstream Banking Award for Best Industry Commentator

Joel Hills, ITN

Financial Journalist of the Year

Ian King, Sky News and The Times

Most Promising Newcomer

Harriet Mann, Interactive Investor

Mudlark Award for Exceptional Performance in the Back Office

Sarah Thi, Mattioli Woods

The FactSet Award for Wealth Manager of the Year (Female)

Elissa Bayer, Investec Wealth & Investment

The FactSet Award for Wealth Manager of the Year (Male)

Asim Bajwa, Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management

Outstanding Achievement

David Miller, Quilter Cheviot Investment Management

Educational Initiative

Gavin Oldham, The Share Centre

Outstanding Contribution

Hilary Coghill, City Asset Management

Innovation in Wealth Management

Nick Hungerford, Nutmeg

Lifetime Achievement

Chris Macdonald, Brooks Macdonald Group