Shortlist

Professional Adviser and our sponsors would like to congratulate all those below who made it to the Professional Adviser Awards 2009 shortlist.

SPECIAL AWARD
Baillie Gifford & Co. Financial Education Award
Arch Financial Planning
Lowes Financial Management
Navigator Financial Planning
Verus Chartered Financial Planners

Best UK Equity Growth Group
BlackRock
Jupiter Unit Trust Managers
Legal & General Investment Management
M&G Investments
Newton
Scottish Widows Investment Partnership
Threadneedle Investments

Best UK Equity Income Group
Artemis Investment Management
F&C Investments
Invesco Perpetual
Neptune Investment Management
Newton
Threadneedle Investments

Best North American Group
Baillie Gifford & Co.
GAM
Gartmore Investment Management
Martin Currie Investment Management
Neptune Investment Management
Schroders
Smith & Williamson

Best European (excl. UK) Group
Cazenove Capital
CF Odey
Fidelity International
Ignis Argonaut
Neptune Investment Management
Newton

Best Asia Pacific (excl. Japan) Group
Aberdeen Asset Management
Fidelity International
First State Investments
Newton
Royal London
UBS Global Asset Management

Best Japan Group
Allianz Global Investors
Invesco Perpetual
JO Hambro Capital Management
Jupiter Unit Trust Managers
Neptune Investment Management
Société Générale Asset Management

Best Emerging Markets Group
Aberdeen Asset Management
Baillie Gifford
First State Investments
Invesco Perpetual
JPMorgan Asset Management
Jupiter Unit Trust Managers
Lazard Asset Management

Best Fixed Interest Group
AEGON Asset Management
Henderson Global Investors
Invesco Perpetual
Investec Asset Management
Legal & General Investment Management
M&G Investments

Best Smaller Companies Group
Baillie Gifford
BlackRock
Liontrust Investment Funds
Marlborough
Old Mutual Asset Managers
Standard Life Investments

Best Multi-Manager Group
Cazenove Capital
F&C Investments
Jupiter Unit Trust Managers
New Star Investment Funds
T Bailey Asset Management
Thames River Capital

Best VCT Provider
Aberdeen Asset Management
Beringea
Close Ventures
Matrix
Octopus Investments
Unicorn

Best Structured Products Provider
Barclays Wealth Management
Investec Structured Products
Keydata Investment Services
Morgan Stanley
NDF
Quantum

Best Funds Supermarket
Cofunds
Fidelity FundsNetwork
Hargreaves Lansdown Vantage
Selestia/Skandia

Best Wrap Provider
7IM
Ascentric
James Hay
Nucleus
Standard Life
Transact

Best Technology Software Provider
1st - The Exchange
Capita
Distribution Technology
Intelliflo
Plum Software
Prestwood Software
Sirius
True Potential

Best Independent Online Services Provider
Assureweb
Lipper
Morningstar
The Exchange
Trustnet
Webline

Best Product Provider Website
AXA Sun Life
Clerical Medical
Friends Provident
Skandia
Standard Life
Winterthur Life

Best IFA Network / Support Services Provider
Bankhall
Burns Anderson
Sesame
Simply Biz
Tenet Group
Threesixty Services

Best SIPP Provider
AJ Bell Group
Hornbuckle Mitchell
James Hay
Pointon York SIPP Solutions
Standard Life
Suffolk Life

Best Pensions Provider
Clerical Medical
Norwich Union
Prudential
Scottish Widows
Skandia
Standard Life
Winterthur Life

Best Life Assurance Provider
AEGON Scottish Equitable
Friends Provident
Legal & General Investment Management
LV=
Norwich Union
Scottish Widows

Best Equity Release Provider
Home Capital
Just Retirement
LV=
Norwich Union
Partnership Assurance
Prudential

Best Annuity Provider
AEGON Scottish Equitable
Canada Life
Legal & General Investment Management
MGM Advantage
Norwich Union
Partnership Assurance
Prudential

Best Third Way Product
Metlife
Livingtime
The Hartford
Lincoln
Lifetrust

Hot 100 - Best Fund Manager Year One

Hot 100 - Best Fund Manager Year Three

Hot 100 – Best Fund Group (offering more than 15 retail funds)

Hot 100 - Best Fund Group (offering less than 15 retail funds)

IFA Personality of the Year Award
Fay Goddard, Chief Executive Officer, The Personal Finance Society
Barry Horner, Managing Director, Paradigm Norton Financial Planning
Jim Reeve, Chief Executive Officer, Positive Solutions
Marlene Shalton, Certified FP/Chartered FP, Bluefin