Media IFA of the Year Awards 2011
Now in its seventh year, the unbiased.co.uk 'Media IFA of the Year' awards looks to recognise the valuable contributions of individual IFAs and whole of market mortgage advisers to raise the public image of independent financial advice. This year the awards are being sponsored by Black Rock and Standard Life.
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The award winners were announced on 16 February at a drinks party at Vanilla in London (131 Great Titchfield Street, London, W1W 5BB).
To see photos from the night, please click here
The winner and runner up for each category are as follows:
| Award Category | Award Sponsored By | Winner | Runner Up |
| Best IFA individual |
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Martin Bamford Informed Choice Ltd |
Dennis Hall Yellowtail Financial Planning Ltd |
| Best IFA firm |
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Informed Choice | Hargreaves Lansdown |
| Best pensions IFA |
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Tom McPhail Hargreaves Lansdown |
Martin Bamford Informed Choice Ltd |
| Best investment IFA |
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Darius McDermott Chelsea Financial Services Plc |
Dennis Hall Yellowtail Financial Planning Ltd |
| Best whole of market mortgage adviser |
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Ray Boulger John Charcol |
David Hollingworth London & Country |
| Best small or sole trader IFA |
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Philip Pearson P&P Invest |
Alan Dick Forty Two Wealth Management LLP |
| Best newcomer |
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Jaskarn Pawar Investorprofile |
Lorreine Kennedy Care Matters |
| Best social media IFA |
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Martin Bamford Informed Choice Ltd |
Dennis Hall Yellowtail Financial Planning Ltd |
For this year’s awards, the judges looked at all of the shortlisted IFAs’ media work and commentaries to decide upon the winner of each category.
Media Adviser Awards
Every year we recognise the hard work of our media IFAs, mortgage advisers, solicitors and accountants which helps us achieve thousands of pieces of positive PR annually.