2026 JUDGES 

Industry Judges

Chris Bredin
Consultant
the lang cat
Rob Burdett
Head of Multi-Manager
Nedgroup Investments
David Butcher
Managing Director
Communications and Content
Rose de la Venta
Managing Director, Global Head of Real Estate & Private Markets | BlackRock Manager Research
BlackRock Manager Research
Matt Ennion
Head of Investment Fund Research
Quilter Cheviot
Allyson Foster
Managing Director, Europe/NRC Marketing
Capital Group
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Heather Hopkins
Founder
Next Wealth
Maryam Longrus
Head of Private Markets
FE fundinfo
Darius McDermott
Managing Director
Chelsea Financial Services and FundCalibre
Solomon Nevins
Founder
The Fund Review
Liam Palmer
Practice Director, Wealth & Asset Management
Altus Consulting
Thomas Pocock
Senior Multi-Asset Analyst
W1M
Kelly Prior
Investment Director
Marlborough
Katie Ramsden
Director - Head of Marketing, Northern Europe and Global Clients
Allianz Global Investors
Caspar Rock
CIO
Cazenove Capital
Richard Romer-Lee
CEO (Distribution)
Titan Wealth
Linda Russheim
Founder and Director
HT Financial Marketing
Amanda Sillars
Investment Manager
Jupiter Independent Funds Team
Jordan Sriharan
Senior Fund Manager
Keyridge Asset Management
Alicia Wyllie
Consultant
Upside Strategic Communications

Category Judges

Madhushree Agarwal
Portfolio Manager
Nedgroup Investments
Shoaib Akhtar
Senior Investment Analyst
Ascot Lloyd Investment Management
Paul Angell
Head of Investment Research
AJ Bell
David Aujla
Portfolio Manager
Invesco
Ian Aylward
Head of Investment Partnerships
AJ Bell
Daniel Babington
Portfolio Manager
TAM Asset Management
Christopher Bamford
Head of Fixed Income Manager Selection
Barclays
Genevra Banszky von Ambroz
Partner
Evelyn Partners
Shane Bennett
Head of Investment Strategy
Walker Crips
Claire Bennison
Directorof Investment Solutions
Tatton Investment Management
Mireille Bensimon
Investment Analyst
L&G Asset Management
Graham Bishop
Chief Investment Officer
Handelsbanken Wealth & Asset Management
Marcus Blyth
Collectives Desk Lead
Rathbones
Dan Boardman-Weston
Chief Executive
BRI Wealth Management
George Frank Bromfield
Managing Director, Head of Adviser Solutions
W1M
Jack Byerley
Collective Portfolio Service Manager
Verso IM
Monika Calay
Director
Morningstar
James Calder
Chief Investment Officer
City Asset Management
Venetia Campbell
Investment Analyst
Jupiter Asset Management
Dan Caps
Investment Manager
Evelyn Partners
Adam Carruthers
Charles Stanley
Senior Collectives Analyst
Richard Carter
Head of Fixed Income Research
Quilter Cheviot
Francis Chua
Fund Manager
Legal & General
Neil Clare
Head of Global Equity & Thematic funds
BNP Paribas
Stuart Clark
Portfolio Manager
Quilter plc
Marco Concina
Investment Manager Research Analyst
Aviva Investors
Ben Conway
Head of Fund Management
Hawksmoor Investment Management
Hal Cook
Senior Investment Analyst
Hargreaves Lansdown
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Luca Dal Mas
Multimanager Team Lead
Aviva Investors
Alex Daniels
Manager Research Analyst
Quilter
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James Davies
Managing Director
TrinityBridge
Jason Day
Wealth and Investment Management
Bordier & Cie (UK) PLC
Maxime Doneux
Lead Investment Analyst
Atomos Wealth
Kalinka Dyankova
Senior Fund Analyst
UBP UK
Najib El-Rayyes
Fund Selector/Portfolio Manager
Rivers Capital Management
Hannah Evans
Head of Manager Research
Omnis
Cameron Falconer
Head of Multi-asset Manager Research
Aviva Investors
Lucas Fildes
Investment Analyst
Carrington Wealth Management
Chris Forgan
Portfolio Manager
Fidelity International
George Fox
Fund Manager
Jupiter Asset Management
Robert Fullerton
Senior Research Analyst
Hawksmoor
Philip Gent
Director
Peregrine and Black
Victoria Gevorkova
Fund Research Analyst
Arbuthnot Latham
Evangelia Gkeka
Principal
Morningstar UK
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Alejandro Gonzalez
International Head of Fixed Income and Multi-Asset Research
J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Tom Harrison
Analyst
Saltus
David Hedderwick
Head of Fund Research
Brompton Asset Management
Joseph Hill
Senior Fund Research Analyst
Quilter Cheviot
Jonathan Horsfield
Senior Investment Director - Risk Managed Funds
Brooks Macdonald
Barney Horwich
Head of Research
AlTi Global
Louis Hutchings
Portfolio Manager
Nedgroup Investments
Henry Ince
Fund Analyst
Morningstar
Eleanor Ingilby
Head of High Net Worth
Atomos Investments Limited
Jordan Kelly
Senior Analyst, Sustainable Research Lead
LGT Wealth Management
Sam Kulahan
Manager Research Analyst
L&G Asset Management
Tony Lawrence
Head of Model Solutions
7im
Eric Louw
Senior Investment Manager
Aberdeen
Pippa Lyons
Head of Portfolio Management
Brooks Macdonald
Ben Mackie
Senior Fund Manager
Hawksmoor Fund Managers
Raj Manon
Head of Investments
Marlborough
Kate Marshall
Lead Investment Analyst
Hargreaves Lansdown
Rory Mcpherson
CIO
Magnus
Chris Metcalfe
CIO
IBOSS Asset Management
Jake Moeller
Senior Investment Consultant
Titan Square Mile
Carly Moorhouse
Senior Fund Analyst
Quilter Cheviot
Darren Morgan
Portfolio Director
Cazenove Capital
Adam Norris
Portfolio Manager
Columbia Threadneedle (OCI)
Sophie Outhwaite
Senior Manager Research Analyst
Quilter
Mark Owen
Head of Discretionary Investment Management
Chase de Vere
Huiting Pan
Fund Research Analyst
DWS
Amrish Patel
Snr Research Analyst
Aviva Investors
James Penny
CIO
TAM Asset Management
Stephen Peters
Head of Equity Manager Selection
Barclays
Jon Proudfoot
CIO
Capital International
Richard Rainback
Global Head of ETF & Fund Selection
EFG
Jack Rawcliffe
Fund Analyst
EFG Private Bank
Ian Rees
Head of Multi-Manager
Premier Miton
Austen Robilliard
Interim Chief Executive
IWP Investment Management
Tom Rosser
Omnis Investments
Omnis Investments
Stuart Ryan
Head of Research
RSMR
Jason Samons
Head of Manager Research
Mediolanum International Funds Limited
Harry Scargill
Portfolio Manager
Fairstone
Juliet Schooling Latter
Director
Chelsea Financial/FundCalibre
Camilla Searle
Head of Sustainable Multi Asset UK
HSBC AM
Peter Sleep
Investment Director
Callanish Capital
Carrie Song
Research Analyst
WH Ireland
Matthew Stanesby
Head of Collectives
TrinityBridge
Joanna Stocks
Senior Investment Manager
Mattioli Woods
Ollie Stone
Investment Director
Fairstone Investment Management
Paul Surguy
Head of Investment Management
Kingswood
Nathan Sweeney
CIO Multi-Asset
Marlborough Group
David Thornton
Deputy Head of Multi-Manager Funds
Premier Miton
Charlie Todd
Partner
Vermeer Partners
Amanda Tovey
Head of Private Wealth
Ascot Lloyd Investment Management
Tom Watts
Portfolio Manager
Julius Baer
Marianne Weller
Senior Investment Analyst
Fund Research Centre
Robert White
Investment Manager
Handelsbanken Wealth
Matthew Wiles
Head of Research
EQ Investors
Mark Wilgar
Head of Manager Research & Selection
RiverStone International
Jack Williams
Investment Manager
Hottinger Group Limited
Ben Willis
Head of Investment Management
Chase de Vere
Callan Woodcock
Senior Portfolio Manager
EFG Private Bank
James Yardley
Head of Investments
Chelsea FS
Tony Yousefian
Fund Manager
Margetts Fund Management