Unbiased.co.uk, the professional advice website, today announces the shortlist for its eighth annual media awards, celebrating the contributions of independent financial advisers, mortgage advisers and accountants within the media across ten categories. The award winners will be announced on 7 March at a drinks party at Vanilla in London (131 Great Titchfield Street, London, W1W 5BB).
The awards, sponsored by Alliance Trust Savings, Scottish Widows, Schroders, Legal & General, Alquity, Lockton, Lansons Communications, AXA Wealth, Reform and Opinium Research, look to recognise the work of individual advisers who are taking the lead in positioning the advice sector as expert media commentators on financial issues.
The shortlists for each of the ten categories are:
IFA of the year (sponsored by Alliance Trust Savings)
Martin Bamford, Informed Choice Ltd
Danny Cox, Hargreaves Lansdown
Dennis Hall, Yellowtail Financial Planning Ltd
Adrian Lowcock, Bestinvest
Darius McDermott, Chelsea Financial Services
Anna Sofat, Addidi Wealth Ltd
Jason Witcombe, Evolve Financial Planning
Simon Webster, Facts & Figures Financial Planners Ltd
Pensions IFA of the year (sponsored by Scottish Widows)
Kim Barrett, Barrett Financial Solutions
Nick Evans, One Life Wealth Planning Ltd
Scott Gallacher, Rowley Turton (IFA) Ltd
Dennis Hall, Yellowtail Financial Planning Ltd
Allan Maxwell, Corporate Benefits Consulting Ltd
Tom McPhail, Hargreaves Lansdown
Matthew Rich, Alan Seward Financial Services
Kevin Tooze, Equity Partners UK Ltd
Investment IFA of the year (sponsored by Schroders)
Jason Butler, Bloomsbury Financial Planning
Patrick Connolly, AWD Chase De Vere
Colin Jackson, Baronworth (Investment Services) Ltd
Adrian Lowcock, Bestinvest
Darius McDermott, Chelsea Financial Services
Jaskarn Pawar, Investor Profile
Neil Shillito, SG Wealth Management
Anna Sofat, Addidi Wealth Ltd
Protection adviser of the year (sponsored by Legal & General)
Chris Dunston, Artavia PFS Ltd
Lorreine Kennedy, CareMatters
Alan Lakey, Highclere Financial Services
Brian Tabor, Care Matters
Responsible investment IFA of the year (sponsored by Alquity)
Olivia Bowen, GAEIA Partnership
Ian Hudson, Hudson Green & Associates
Darius McDermott, Chelsea Financial Services
Ruth Whitehead, Ruth Whitehead Associates
Mortgage adviser of the year (sponsored by Lockton)
Ray Boulger, John Charcol
David Hollingworth, London & Country Mortgages
Jane King, Ash-Ridge Asset Management
David Penny, Invest Southwest
Simon Webster, Facts & Figures Financial Planners Ltd
Bluebook newcomer (sponsored by Lansons Communications)
Kusal Ariyawansa, Appleton Gerrard Private Wealth Management
Alistair Cunningham, Wingate Financial Planning
Justin King, MFP Wealth Management
Jo Nockles, TaxAssist Accountants
Minesh Patel, EA Financial Solutions
David Penny, Invest Southwest Ltd
Andrew Reeves, The Investment Coach Limited
Matthew Rich, Alan Seward Financial Services
Social media adviser of the year (sponsored by AXA Wealth)
Martin Bamford, Informed Choice Ltd
Alistair Cunningham, Wingate Financial Planning
Tom McPhail, Hargreaves Lansdown
Mel Kenny, Radcliffe and Newlands
Andrew Reeves, The Investment Coach Limited
Best Blogger of the year (sponsored by Reform)
Martin Bamford, Informed Choice Ltd
Daniel Clayden, Clayden Associates Ltd
David Hollingworth, London & Country Mortgages
Lorreine Kennedy, CareMatters
Minesh Patel, EA Financial Solutions
Best IFA website/ online proposition (sponsored by Opinium Research)
Bestinvest
Eldon Financial Planning
Hudson Green & Associates
Investor Profile
Radcliffe & Newlands
Rowley Turton
SG Wealth Management
Wingate
The judges will look at all of the shortlisted advisers’ media work and commentaries to decide upon the winner of each category. The awards will judged by an expert panel of:
Karen Barrett, Chief Executive, unbiased.co.uk
Annie Shaw, Editor of CashQuestions.com and freelance journalist
Jo Thornhill, Assistant Personal Finance Editor, Mail on Sunday
Simon Read, Personal Finance Editor, The Independent
Paul McMillan, Editor, Money Marketing
Patrick Mill, Sales and Distribution Director, Alliance Trust Savings
Brian Boehmer, Partner Producer, Lockton
Timothy Rees, Head of Market Relations, Scottish Widows
James Rainbow, Head of UK Marketing, Schroders
Nick Frankland, Sales & Marketing Director, Legal & General
Paul Riddell, Head of PR, AXA Wealth
Paul Robinson, CEO of Alquity and Trustee of The One Foundation, Alquity
Hannily Pavey, Board Director, Lansons Communications
James Endersby, Managing Director, Opinium Research
Lucy Mann, Marketing and Business Development Director, Reform
Julia Dreblow, Director, SRI Services
Karen Barrett, Chief Executive of unbiased.co.uk comments: “We are excited to announce the shortlist for our ‘Unbiased.co.uk Media Adviser Awards 2012’. We know just how hard our media advisers work every day, not only to do their day to day job, but also to promote the independent financial and professional advice brand to the consumer via the media and these awards celebrate this work.”
For more information contact:
Karen Barrett, Chief Executive, unbiased.co.uk: 020 7833 3131
Lisa Grando/ Emily Falla/ Maddy Morgan Williams, Lansons Communications: 020 7294 3682
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