The winners and highly commended, revealed via last night’s digital awards ceremony, are also now listed in full below. The winners and highly-commended at International Adviser’s Global Financial Services Awards 2025 have now been revealed. In these special awards advisers and wealth managers around the world nominated their choices for all of the categories. Those […]
Rewards for Excellence
The global financial services community has risen to the huge challenges the world – and that means their customers – have faced in the last few years. In the face of these challenges, the sector has kept a clear focus on delivering excellence. The Global Financial Services Awards are all about showcasing that excellence across a range of key business and product areas.
The nomination, shortlisting and judging process
The rigorous process of selecting the ultimate winners of these prestigious awards is a three stage process. First, International Adviser will survey its extensive readership of global financial advisers to ascertain which firms and which products have stood out for them over the last year. Second, the judging panel of sector experts and leading advisers will review the results of this survey, together with the reasons advisers give for their nominations, and produce shortlists for each category. Third, every nominated firm will be asked to submit a “Why we should win” statement supported by relevant evidence and that will be used by the judging panel to select the ultimate winners.
The judges will take into account a range of elements when judging, including growth of the business, range of products, support to target markets, level of service, technology, recent product enhancements, involvement in industry initiatives where relevant and the breadth of support from the adviser community.
All votes must be active subscribers to International Adviser
Who can be nominated?
The following will be eligible for the awards include International divisions of life, bank, fund, structured product or private health groups specialising in providing advised products and services on an international basis.
Groups based in regulated financial centres, such as the Isle of Man, Dublin, Jersey, Guernsey, Luxembourg, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore and South Africa, offering products and services internationally through the adviser market.
You must be a financial adviser/planner, wealth manager to qualify under our rules to nominate product and service providers for these awards.
Please give your Job title, name, email address, and name of company/provider you want to nominate. You can nominate more than one in each category if you wish.
The International Adviser Award for Outstanding Business Contribution
A special award to any business in the sector that has made a sustained significant contribution to developing the market and enhancing its overall reputation. This could include how a business has responded to the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.
2025 nominations are now closed.
Best International Protection Plan (Life)
Open to groups that provide life assurance protection plans. The panel will take into account reason why the product was launched, target market, product benefits and recent enhancements.
2025 nominations are now closed.
Best International Savings Plan
Open to groups that provide general savings plans that offer international investment solutions for a variety of requirements. The panel will take into account reason why the product was launched, target market, product benefits and recent enhancements.
2025 nominations are now closed.
Best Digital Proposition
Open to all product and service providers in the international advisory market. Innovation, ease of use, enhanced customer service and quality of information delivered digitally will be the key features of successful entries. They should be able to demonstrate increased customer engagement and positive feedback using appropriate digital solutions.
2025 nominations are now closed.
Best ESG/Sustainability Fund
Open to funds with a minimum three-year track record on 31 January 2025 and must be at least £10m in size, excelling in performance objectives and benchmark, strength of team and sustainable investment process.
2025 nominations are now closed.
Best Private Bank
Open to all wealth management companies offering private banking services and products. This award is intended to recognize service levels that go above and beyond the norm.
2025 nominations are now closed.
Best Family Office
Open to a sole practitioner, a discrete family business advisory practice within a firm, lawyers, accountants or a dedicated family advisory firm navigating cross-jurisdictional issues that arise in family businesses.
2025 nominations are now closed.
Best International Pension Provider
Open to groups that offer international pension products to the UK and/or the ex-UK market, offering excellence in pensions, target market, benefits, service, technology and recent enhancements.
2025 nominations are now closed.
Best International Portfolio Bond
Open to groups that provide offshore or international portfolio bond products cross-border. The panel will take into account reason why the product was launched, target market, product benefits and recent enhancements.
2025 nominations are now closed.
The International Adviser Award for Outstanding Individual Contribution
A special award to a person from the provider or adviser communities who has made a sustained significant contribution to developing the sector, its products and services to clients.
2025 nominations are now closed.
ESG Initiative of the Year
An award for positive, focussed responses to the growing demand from advisers and their clients for products offering alignment with robust ESG objectives and criteria. Open to fund management groups, life and pensions providers and other providers of offshore investment products.
2025 nominations are now closed.
Excellence in Client Service (by region and overall global winner)
Open to product and service providers located in and/or operating in regions across the world, which have adopted best practices on behalf of their clients. Sub-categories will cover Africa, Asia, Europe, Lat Am, Middle East, Rest of World, UK and Overall Winner.
2025 nominations are now closed.
International Fund Management Group of the Year - Large/Small/Boutique
Any group offering a range of cross-border funds (that can demonstrate outstanding performance, consistent high quality service to advisers and innovative responses to client requirements. There will be separate awards for large and small groups. The shortlists and winners for this category will be drawn up using quantitative analysis provided by Morningstar.
2025 nominations are now closed.
International Platform of the Year
Any platform offering services internationally that can demonstrate high levels of service across a broad product range, consistent analytical, technological and product innovation. A strong focus on adviser support is essential.
2025 nominations are now closed.
International Discretionary Fund Manager of the Year
Open to discretionary fund managers offering services on an international basis. The panel will take into account the growth of business, and range of products and services offered, including levels of service, use of technology and recent enhancements. Create trust with clients through clear strategies, transparent reporting, consistent market leading performance.
2025 nominations are now closed.
International Life Group of the Year (UK)
Open to life groups that specifically target the UK. The panel will take into account growth of the business, range of products, support to target markets, level of service, technology, recent product enhancements, involvement at industry level.
2025 nominations are now closed.
International Life Group of the Year (Non-UK)
Open to life groups that provide products and services to those living and working abroad outside the UK. The panel will take into account growth of the business, range of products, support to target markets, level of service, technology, recent product enhancements, involvement at industry level.
2025 nominations are now closed.
International Trust and Estate Planning Firm of the Year
Open to groups that provide international trust and estate planning products cross-border. In judging the panel will take into account reason why the service was launched, target market, client service and adviser support, as well as recent enhancements and innovations.
2025 nominations are now closed.
International Bank of the Year
Open to licensed full service commercial banks, retail banks and digital lenders operating across international markets which can demonstrate excellence in strategic initiatives, technology, new products and services, and sustainability.
2025 nominations are now closed.
International Law Firm of the Year
Open to law firms which focus on cross-border or international private client work.
2025 nominations are now closed.
International Private Health Insurer of the Year
Open to product and service providers offering international health insurance policies, recognising the companies that have updated their policies in line with changing customer needs, expectations and demands amid rising medical costs.
2025 nominations are now closed.
International Financial Centre of the Year
Open to international finance centres. In judging the panel will take into account enabling legislation, involvement at local and international level, future growth prospects and initiatives.
2025 nominations are now closed.
International Young Talent of the Year
Open to those working for international product and service providers who are excelling in their chosen career, making a valuable contribution to their employer and/or to the wider international financial services market while achieving above and beyond expectations at a young age.
2025 nominations are now closed.
International Accountancy Firm of the Year
Open to accountancy firms operating internationally across jurisdictions which have excelled in providing services to private clients.
2025 nominations are now closed.
Regions
Some awards will be split into six regions: UK, Europe, South Africa, Middle East, LatAm and East Asia.
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