Congratulations to this Year's Winners

Professional Adviser and our sponsors would like to congratulate all of the winners at the Professional Adviser Awards 2009.

SPECIAL AWARD
Baillie Gifford & Co. Financial Education Award
Winner: Verus Chartered Financial Planners

Best UK Equity Growth Group
Winner: BlackRock
Highly Commended: M&G Investments

Best UK Equity Income Group
Winner: Invesco Perpetual
Highly Commended: Artemis Investment Management

Best North American Group
Winner: Martin Currie Investment Management
Highly Commended: Schroders

Best European (excl. UK) Group
Winner: Fidelity International
Highly Commended: Neptune Investment Management

Best Asia Pacific (excl. Japan) Group
Winner: First State Investments
Highly Commended: Fidelity International

Best Japan Group
Winner: Société Générale Asset Management
Highly Commended: Neptune Investment Management

Best Emerging Markets Group
Winner: JPMorgan Asset Management
Highly Commended: Aberdeen Asset Management

Best Fixed Interest Group
Winner: M&G Investments
Highly Commended: Invesco Perpetual

Best Smaller Companies Group
Winner: Liontrust Investment Funds
Highly Commended: Old Mutual Asset Managers

Best Multi-Manager Group
Winner: Jupiter Unit Trust Managers
Highly Commended: Thames River Capital

Best VCT Provider
Winner: Octopus Investments
Highly Commended: Close Ventures

Best Structured Products Provider
Winner Investec Structured Products
Highly Commended Keydata Investment Services

Best Funds Supermarket
Winner Selestia/Skandia
Highly Commended Fidelity FundsNetwork

Best Wrap Provider
Winner: Transact
Highly Commended: Standard Life

Best Technology Software Provider
Winner: 1st - The Exchange
Highly: Commended IntelliFlo

Best Independent Online Services Provider
Winner: Assureweb
Highly Commended: The Exchange

Best Product Provider Website
Winner: Standard Life
Highly Commended: Skandia

Best IFA Network / Support Services Provider
Winner: Simply Biz
Highly Commended: Bankhall

Best SIPP Provider
Winner: Standard Life
Highly Commended: AJ Bell Group

Best Pensions Provider
Winner: Scottish Widows
Highly Commended: Clerical Medical

Best Life Assurance Provider
Winner: AEGON Scottish Equitable
Highly Commended: Legal & General Investment Management

Best Equity Release Provider
Winner: Prudential
Highly Commended: Just Retirement

Best Annuity Provider
Winner: Canada Life
Highly Commended: Prudential

Best Third Way Product
Winner: The Hartford
Highly Commended: Metlife

Hot 100 - Best Fund Manager Year One
Winner: Manraj Sekhon, Henderson International Fund

Hot 100 - Best Fund Manager Year Three
Winner: Dean Newman, Invesco Perpetual Latin American Fund

Hot 100 – Best Fund Group (offering more than 15 retail funds)
Winner: BNY Mellon Asset Management

Hot 100 - Best Fund Group (offering less than 15 retail funds)
Winner: First State Investments

IFA Personality of the Year Award
Winner: Fay Goddard, Chief Executive Officer, The Personal Finance Society