Unbiased.co.uk announces winners of the 2010 Media IFA of the Year Awards
Following an online voting poll to find the 2010 Media IFA of the Year – open only to journalists - unbiased.co.uk, the professional advice website, has announced the winners of these celebrated awards.
Unbiased.co.uk’s Media IFA of the Year Awards are designed to recognise the contribution of those helping unbiased.co.uk to promote the independent financial advice brand through the media.
Karen Barrett, Chief Executive of unbiased.co.uk, comments: “As an organisation which strives to promote the benefits of independent financial advice, unbiased.co.uk is delighted to recognise advisers who help us in supporting the independent financial advice brand through the media. The 2010 Media IFA of the Year Awards acknowledge the contributions of all our winners and runners up, who are not only dedicated to constantly providing comment, insight, and expert assistance to journalists, but also help raise awareness of the IFA brand as the leading financial advice proposition across all forms of media.”
Best IFA firm
Winner: Hargreaves Lansdown
Runner up: Lowes Financial Management
Runner up: No Monkey Business
Best IFA individual
Winner: Danny Cox, Hargreaves Lansdown
Winner: Dennis Hall, Yellowtail Financial Planning
Winner: Stuart Fowler, No Monkey Business
Runner up: Martin Bamford, Informed Choice Ltd
Runner up: Jason Butler, Bloomsbury Financial Planning
Best small/sole trader IFA
Winner: Dan Clayden, Clayden Associates
Best pensions IFA
Winner: Tom McPhail, Hargreaves Lansdown
Runner up: Danny Cox, Hargreaves Lansdown
Runner up: Carl Lamb, Almary Green Investments
Best investment IFA
Winner: Mark Dampier, Hargreaves Lansdown
Runner up: Darius McDermott, Chelsea Financial Services
Runner up: Meera Patel, Hargreaves Lansdown
Runner up: Stuart Fowler, No Monkey Business
Best mortgage adviser firm
Winner: London and Country
Best mortgage adviser individual
Winner: David Hollingworth, London and Country
Runner up: Ray Boulger, John Charcol
Runner up: James Carter, Independent James
Karen Barrett continues: “After a sustained period of economic turbulence, the need for consumers to seek financial guidance has undoubtedly increased - and as a result the need for independent financial advice commentary within the media has continued to grow. Unbiased.co.uk’s Bluebook Online has been specifically designed for journalists looking to get in touch with independent financial experts who can provide the comments they need, and our Media IFA of the Year Awards recognise those advisers who have provided ongoing specialist knowledge to the media.”
ENDS
Karen Barrett, Chief Executive, unbiased.co.uk: 020 7833 3131
Anna Schirmer/Anna Moulds/Charli Scouller, Lansons Communications: 020 7294 3682
For expert commentary or case studies from over 150 media-friendly IFAs, journalists should visit www.unbiased.co.uk/bluebook.
About unbiased.co.uk, the professional advice website
The unbiased.co.uk portal is a free and confidential UK-wide search matching consumers with local professional advisers: ‘find an IFA’, ‘find a mortgage adviser’, and ‘find a solicitor’, and is currently inviting registrations for its ‘find an accountant’ service. These searches enable consumers to find professional advisers by postcode, area of specialism, qualification and payment method. In 2009, unbiased.co.uk fulfilled half a million searches for local, professional advice.
IFA Promotion, the organisation behind unbiased.co.uk, is now in its 21st year, and was set up to promote the benefits of independent financial advice to consumers. IFAP is sponsored by the following companies:
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AEGON Scottish Equitable |
Legal & General |
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Alliance Trust |
Lockton |
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Aviva |
Lutine Assurance Services |
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AXA Life |
MetLife |
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Bright Grey |
National Savings & Investments |
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Canada Life Ltd |
Opinium Research |
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Cardif Pinnacle |
Prudential |
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The Children’s Mutual |
Royal London 360° |
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Clerical Medical Investment |
Scottish Life |
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Ecclesiastical Investment Management Ltd |
Scottish Widows Plc |
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Friends Provident |
Standard Life Assurance Company |
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Invesco Perpetual |
Sun Life Financial of Canada |
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J.P. Morgan Asset Management |
Zurich Intermediary Group |
Registered Office: unbiased.co.uk is the consumer brand of IFA Promotion Ltd, 90 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow G2 5UB. Registered in Scotland: No. 114606