city of london wealth management awards 2017

Press Announcement for Immediate Release
Friday 31st March 2017

Brooks Macdonald’s Pam Beith: Female Wealth Manager of the Year
Pam Beith who has spent over 30 years in the investment sector has been presented with the award for Best Female Wealth Manager. At a ceremony at The Guildhall yesterday Ms Beith was handed the Award by the comedienne and author Helen Lederer and said “I am delighted to win this Award which acknowledges the hard work and success of our Tunbridge Wells office”.
Kamal Ahmed from the BBC won the Award for Best Industry Commentator and Anthony Hilton, from the Evening Standard collected the Award for Financial Journalist of the Year.
JM Finn again won the Award for Best Discretionary Service and St James’s Place Wealth Management collected the Award for Wealth Management Company of the Year.
 
The City of London Wealth Management Awards are unique in that winners are determined by an online public vote. Over 10,000 individuals cast votes in this year’s poll, a record number.
 
Stephen Pinner, MD of Goodacre UK the company managing the Awards said
“The Wealth Management sector is working hard to meet a wide range of challenges and it is very re-assuring to see the increasing interest from the investing public. In addition to ensuring that they meet a significant amount of new regulatory requirements, many firms strive to deliver services of the highest quality and these Awards acknowledge and reward the very best companies in the market”.

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. 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 Factset, Clearstream Banking, JHC Systems, Platform Securities, Bita Risk, Autorek, XM and SIX Financial Information.

Further Information:    

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City of London Wealth Management Award Winners 2017

Company Awards:

Best Advisory Service
Redmayne Bentley
The Platform Securities Award for Best Discretionary Service
JM Finn
Best CFD Provider
Accendo Markets
Best Execution-Only Equity Share Dealing Service
Halifax Share Dealing
Best FX Service Provider
XM
Best ISA Provider
AJ Bell Youinvest
Best Junior ISA Provider
AJ Bell Youinvest
Significant Achievement
7 IM
Best Market Newsletter
Collins Sarri Statham Investments    

Best Exchange Traded Product Provider
Barclays
The JHC Award for Best SIPP Provider
Bestinvest
Best Spread Betting Provider
London Capital Group
The Autorek Award for Best Private Bank
Investec Private Bank and Nedbank Private Bank (Dead Heat)
The XM Award for Family Office of the Year
Hottinger
Best Fund
Sanlam
Best Fund Platform
Bestinvest
Innovation in Wealth Management
Killik & Co
The Six Financial Award for Wealth Management Company of the Year
St James’s Place Wealth Management


Individual Awards

Best Industry Commentator
Kamal Ahmed, BBC
Mudlark Award (Exceptional Performance in the Back Office)
Stephen Gavin, Brewin Dolphin
Portfolio Manager of the Year
Leigh Himsworth, Fidelity
Financial Journalist of the Year
Anthony Hilton, Evening Standard
Most Promising Newcomer
Georgia Sherman, Old Mutual Wealth
The BITA Risk Award for Wealth Manager of the Year (Female)
Pam Beith, Brooks Macdonald
  The BITA Risk Award for Wealth Manager of the Year (Male)
David Miller, Quilter Cheviot
Outstanding Achievement
Neil Edmondson, Hargreaves Lansdown
Educational Initiative
Tim Bennett, Killik & Co
Outstanding Contribution
Justin Urquhart Stewart, 7 IM
The Clearstream Award for Lifetime Achievement
David Loudon, Quilter Cheviot