Professional Adviser Awards: Winners and Highly Commended

The winners of the Professional Adviser Awards were announced at a glittering awards ceremony at the Hilton Hotel last night.

Our awards recognise those providers who have provided the best service and products to advisers this year.

This year we also recognise the IFAs and paraplanners who have excelled this year and shown a willingness to adapt in difficult times.

The night's entertainment was provided by ventrilloquist Nina Conte and her companion Monkey.

The winners and highly commended are:

• Best Multi-Asset Provider: Thames River Capital
• Highly commended: Jupiter
  

• Best UK Equity Growth Group: M&G
• Highly commended: Blackrock
  

• Best UK Equity Income Group; Invesco
• Highly commended: Schroders
  

• Best Fixed Income Group; M&G
• Highly commended: Invesco
  

• Best International Growth Group: Neptune
• Highly commended: First State
  

• Best New Fund Launch: Investec
• Highly commended: Artemis
  

• HOT 100 Awards - Best Fund Manager-One Year: Deryck Noble-Nesbitt of Close Asset Management

• HOT 100 Awards - Best Fund Manager - Three Years: Ho Hsiu Mei/Martin Lau of First State Investments UK

• HOT 100 Awards - Best Large Fund Group (offering more than 10 retail funds):Invesco Perpetual

• HOT 100 Awards - Best Boutique Group (offering less than 10 retail funds): Neptune Investment Management

• Best Structured Products Provider: Investec Structured Products
• Highly commended: Bluesky Asset Management
  

• Best VCT Provider: Octopus
• Highly commended: Albion Ventures
  

• Best EIS Provider: Calculus Capital
• Highly commended: Octopus

• Best Pensions Provider: Aegon
• Highly commended: Standard Life
  

• Best SIPP Provider: AJ Bell
• Highly commended: Standard Life
  

• Best Individual Protection Provider: Aegon
• Highly commended: Bright Grey
  

• Best Equity Release Provider: Just Retirement
• Highly commended: Aviva
  

• Best 3rd Way Product Provider; Living Time
• Highly commended: Metlife
  

• Best Annuity Provider: Prudential
• Highly commended: Canada Life
  

• Best IFA website: Lowes Financial Management
• Highly commended: All entries
  

• Innovative IFA of the Year Award: Affluent Financial Planning
• Highly commended: All entries
  

• Best RDR Initiative for IFAs: Scottish Widows for their RDR support centre

• Paraplanner of the Year: Svenja Keller, John Lamb Partnership
• Highly commended: All entries
  

• Best Website for IFAs: Standard Life
• Highly commended: 1st The Exchange
  

• Best Wrap/Platform for Advisers: Skandia
• Highly commended: Transact
  

• Best Data & Quotation Provider for Advisers: 1st The Exchange
• Highly commended: Assureweb
  

• Best IFA Network: Sesame
• Highly commended: Positive Solutions
  

• Best IFA Software Provider: Intelliflo
• Highly commended: 1st The Exchange
  

• Best Online IFA Tool: Morningstar
• Highly commended: Trustnet
  

• Best Outsource Investment Solution for Advisers: Skandia
• Highly commended: F&C
  

• Best IFA Support Service Provider: Threesixty
• Highly commended: Simplybiz
  

• Professional Adviser/Baillie Gifford & Co. Financial Education Award: Jane Wheeler of Direction Financial Planning
• Highly commended: All entries
  

• HSBC Investment Adviser of the Year Award - presented to the winner of the HSBC Investment League: Peter Repton, Streets Financial Consulting
• IFA Personality of the Year: Darius McDermott, Chelsea Financial Services.