Incisive Media is pleased to announce the final shortlist for the Professional Adviser Awards 2010.
Now, Professional Adviser and IFAonline readers will get the opportunity to select their favourite investment and retirement providers, as well as those advisers they feel have made the biggest impact on the profession.
Your views alongside those of our specialist judges will help us to reward excellence.
The winners of the Professional Adviser Awards 2010 will be announced on Thursday 21 January at the London Hilton, Park Lane.
The ceremony will be followed by an exclusive reception, where 600 guests will toast the recipients of the ultimate accolades in the industry.
CATEGORIES & SHORTLISTS
INVESTMENT
Best Multi Asset Group
Jupiter; Thames River Capital; Henderson New Star; Fidelity; BlackRock; BNY Mellon; Cazenove; Insight
Best UK Equity Growth Group
Schroders; M&G; BlackRock; Investec; Neptune; Fidelity
Best UK Equity Income Group
Jupiter; Artemis; Schroders; Invesco Perpetual; BlackRock; BNY Mellon
Best Fixed Income Group
M&G; Henderson New Star; Old Mutual; L&G IM; Fidelity; Invesco Perpetual; Schroders
Best International Growth Group
Allianz Global Investors; Neptune; Ignis HEXAM; Fidelity; First State; Threadneedle
New Fund Launch of the Year
Martin Currie Global Energy; Ignis HEXAM Global Emerging Markets; Artemis Strategic Assets; Gartmore European Absolute Return; GLG UK Select; Investec Multi-Asset Protector; Old Mutual UK Dynamic Equity; Cazenove Absolute UK Dynamic
HOT 100 Awards (winners come from Professional Adviser's Hot 100)
Best Fund Manager - One Year
Best Fund Manager - Three Years
Best Large Fund Group (10 or more retail funds)
Best Boutique Group (less than 10 retail funds)
Best Structured Product Provider
Blue Sky; Meteor; Investec; Gilliat; Morgan Stanley; Barclays; RBS
Best VCT Provider
Edge Performance; Albion Ventures; Octopus; Downing; ProVen
Best EIS Provider
Octopus; Calculus Capital; Oxford Capital Partners; Downing, MMC
RETIREMENT
Best Individual Pensions Provider
MetLife; Scottish Widows; Standard Life; Scottish Life; Aegon
Best SIPP Provider
Suffolk Life; IPS; Hornbuckle Mitchell; AJ Bell; Xafinity; Standard Life
Best Individual Protection Provider
Bupa; Bright Grey; Friends Provident; PruProtect; Scottish Provident; Aegon
(The shortlist is derived from the companies shortlisted in the individual critical illness category in the Cover magazine protection awards)
Best Equity Release Provider
Just Retirement; Stonehaven; Aviva; Bridgewater; Hodge Lifetime
(The shortlist derived from the companies in the provider category in the Mortgage Solutions equity release awards)
Best 3rd Way Provider
MetLife; Sun Life; Living Time; Aegon
Best Annuity Provider
Prudential; Canada Life; MGM Advantage; Partnership Assurance; Aegon
ADVISER AWARDS
Best IFA Website
Positive Solutions; Investment Quorum; Lowes; 2Plan; Magus; Wealthflow
Innovative IFA
Affluent; Positive Solutions; Capital AM; McLaren Capital (Rory St.Johnston); Magus; Chartwell; Paradigm Norton
Best RDR initiative for IFAs
No shortlist - winner to be announced at the awards dinner
Paraplanner of the Year
William McBride, Applewood Wealth Management; Simon Poole, Direction Financial Planning; Sarah Hammond, Chartwell; Svenja Keller, John Lamb Partnership; Rebecca Kowalski, Affluent Financial Planning; David James, Professional Independent Advisers; The Timebank
IFA SERVICING
Best Website for IFAs
Standard Life; Russell Investments; 1st-The Exchange; Lowes; IFA Life; SWIP
Best Wrap/Platform for Advisers
Transact; AXA Elevate; FundsNetwork; Nucleus; Skandia; Cofunds
Best Data & Quotation Provider for Advisers
1st-TheExchange; Assureweb; Trustnet; Morningstar; Lipper
Best IFA Network
Positive Solutions; Lighthouse; Tenet; Sesame; Equity Release Club
Best Software Provider for IFAs
Prestwood; 1st-The Exchange; IntelliFlo and CCL
Best Online Tools for IFAs
Morningstar; 1st-The Exchange; TCF Centre; SWIP; Skandia; Trustnet; Aegon; IntelliFlo
Best Outsource Solution for IFAs
Whitechurch; F&C; Skandia
Best IFA Support Provider
SimplyBiz; AXA Wealth; The Timebank; Canada Life; Tenet; threesixty
SPECIAL AWARDS
Professional Adviser/Baillie Gifford Financial Education Award
Shortlist judged by specialist panel
HSBC Investment Adviser of the Year
Winner of the HSBC Investment League in Professional Adviser
IFA Personality of the Year
Live vote on the evening with audience deciding our winner
Ivan Martin, Sesame; Tom Baigrie, LifeSearch; Mark Dampier, Hargreaves Lansdown; Darius McDermott, Chelsea Financial; Brian Dennehy, Dennehy, Weller & Co; Andrew Fisher, Towry Law
Voting forms will be available via Professional Adviser's awards website and on IFAonline from 10 December.
For information on sponsorship or table bookings please contact Richard Ley on 020 7968 4522 ( richard.ley@incisivemedia.com) or Louise Hanna on 020 7484 9893 (louise.hanna@incisivemedia.com).
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IFA Personality of the Year = Andrew Fisher? Who voted - his mother?
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