Shortlists announced for IC/FT awards

Five of the Celebration of Investment awards relate to ESG, and are designed to recognise financial services providers who are making a positive contribution to society in a variety of ways. Seven award categories focus on the quality of support given to private investors. The final category is the Readers’ Choice.

The judging panel, made up of editorial staff from the Financial Times and Investors’ Chronicle, was looking for evidence of initiatives or practices that could lead to better governance, helped the local community or protected the planet, or that offered exceptional support to private investors.  The judges were impressed by the high standard of the entries, which came in the form of submissions from companies and nominations from readers.

The shortlists are as follows:

ESG COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Rathbones, Hargreaves Lansdown, PensionBee, The Big Exchange

RETAIL INVESTOR COMPANY OF THE YEAR

interactive investor, Hargreaves Lansdown, AJ Bell, Killik

READERS' CHOICE AWARD

Baillie Gifford, interactive investor, Killik, Hargreaves Lansdown  

FOCUS ON ESG - SHORTLIST 

GOVERNANCE

Rathbones, Hargreaves Lansdown

COMMUNITY

Rathbones, Hargreaves Lansdown, PensionBee, The Big Exchange

PROTECTING THE PLANET

Rathbones,  Hargreaves Lansdown, HanETF,  St James's Place Wealth Management

INNOVATION

FairFX, Hargreaves Lansdown, PensionBee, PrimaryBid, The Big Exchange

FOCUS ON RETAIL INVESTORS

NEW INVESTOR

interactive investor,  Freetrade,  Hargreaves Lansdown, Degiro,  Charles Stanley  

TAX PLANNING

Killik & Co, St James's Place Wealth Management

PENSION SUPPORT - DRAWDOWN

Killik & Co, Hargreaves Lansdown

PENSION SUPPORT - SIPP

interactive investor,  Hargreaves Lansdown,  AJ Bell

SHAREHOLDER SUPPORT - RESEARCH AND DATA AVAILABILITY

ShareScope / SharePad, Degiro, Stockopedia, Redmayne Bentley, Killik, interactive investor  

SHAREHOLDER SUPPORT - ACCESS TO COMPANIES

interactive investor, Degiro, Doceo

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Meet our shortlisted companies

 

interactive investor

 

interactive investor is an award-winning investment platform that aims to put our customers in control of their financial future.

For a simple, flat monthly fee we provide a secure home for pensions, ISAs and investments, and offer a choice of over 40,000 UK and international investment options. We also provide impartial, expert content from award-winning financial journalists, a highly engaged community of investors, and daily newsletters and insights.

 

Killik & Co.

Killik & Co is an independently owned wealth manager that has been advising clients how to save, plan and invest for their families for over thirty years.

Originally founded by Paul Killik in 1989, today Killik & Co is headquartered in Mayfair, with six high-street branches across greater London, and a middle office in Ipswich.  Its award-winning services include advised and managed investing, wealth planning, will writing and tax and trusts advice.  Its app-based service, Silo, was launched in 2018 and allows users to effortlessly save and invest in a range of expertly selected funds. 

 

HANetf

 

HANetf is an independent white label ETF specialist working with asset management leaders to bring differentiated, modern and innovative exposures to European ETF investors. Founded by two of Europe’s leading ETF entrepreneurs, Hector McNeil and Nik Bienkowski, HANetf provides a fully managed solution for companies seeking to enter the European ETF market, lowering the barriers to entry, reducing costs and increasing speed-to-market.