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Investment Analyst of the Year

Anjli Shah, Landseer Asset Management

Carli Prewett, Jupiter Asset Management

Darcey Watson, Artemis Investment Management

Evangelia Gkeka, Morningstar UK

Galina Alova, HSBC Asset Management

Jelena Sokolova, Morningstar

Kate Marshall, Hargreaves Lansdown

Laura Harris, Townsend

Mamta Valechha, Quilter Cheviot

Milana Muratova, Aberdeen

Olivia Kebble, Moonfare

Rowan Palmour, BlackRock

Victoria Cockbain, Aberdeen

Fund Selector of the Year

Anna Colombatti, BNPP AM

Andrea Acimovic, Elston Consulting

Anusha Krishnan, UBP UK

Kalinka Dyankova, UBP

Katie Ranson, Julius Baer International

Lena Tsymbaluk, Morningstar

Mireille Bensimon, L&G Asset Management

Shannon Lancaster, Titan Wealth

Sophie Outhwaite, Quilter

Fund Manager of the Year (large firms)

Caroline Vincent, Wesleyan

Catriona Macnair, Aberdeen

Christina Bastin, Man Group

Geeta Sharma, BlackRock

Ji Shi, Legal & General Asset Management

Karen Watkin, AllianceBernstein

Louise Smith, Aberdeen

Olivia Markham, BlackRock

Sally Greig, Baillie Gifford

Tammie Tang, Columbia Threadneedle Investments

Fund Manager of the Year (Small to medium firms)

Ada Chan, JO Hambro Capital Management

Amanda Sillars, Jupiter Asset Management

Anjli Shah, Landseer Asset Management

Charlotte Yonge, Troy Asset Management

Clare Pleydell-Bouverie, Liontrust Asset Management

Elena Rinaldi, TwentyFour Asset Management

Hilary Blandy, Jupiter Asset Management

Maria Lozovik, Marsham Investment Management

Olivia Micklem, Artemis Investment Management

Wealth Management Woman of the Year

Adele Cable, St James's Place

Andrea Montague, Brooks Macdonald

Claire Limon, 2plan Wealth Management

Hannah Edwards, Eva Capital Management

Hazel Bowen, Canaccord Wealth

Helena Eaton, Bedrock Group

Michelle Andrews, Quilter Cheviot

Samantha Bradford, Simplicity Financial Planning

Sophie Kennedy, EQ Investors

Investment Woman of the Year (large firms)

Esther Law, Amundi Investment Solutions

Fabiana Fedeli, M&G Investments

Hetal Mehta, St James's Place

Honor Solomon, AllianceBernstein

Jean Roche, Schroders

Jo McCaffrey, L&G Asset Management

Kate Morrissey, Evelyn Partners

Lea Blinoff, St James's Place

Manuela Sperandeo, BlackRock

Sophie Rossini, Man Group

Investment Woman of the Year (Small to medium firms)

Angela Catlin, Edison Group

Charlotte Watson, Attivo Investments

Helena Eaton, Bedrock Group

Jasmine Yeo, Ruffer LLP

Kelly Prior, Marlborough Group

Klyzza Jayme Lidman, Aubrey Capital Management

Lydia Norman, EdenTree Investment Management

Rose Vangerven, Findlay Park Partners

Shannon Lancaster, Titan Wealth

Sophie Kennedy, EQ Investors

Thameema Hamza,  Iguana Investments

Mentor of the Year (men could be nominated)

Adele Cable, St James's Place

Aisha Williams, LGT Wealth Management UK

David Coombs, Rathbones Asset Management

Deola Habeeb, Vanguard Asset Management

Esther Armstrong, Alpha Agency

Justine Randall, Tatton Investment Management

Karen Watkin, AllianceBernstein

Kassie Siwo-Gasa, L&G Asset Management

Lucy Bond, Man Group

Sarika Dhanjal, Progeny Asset Management

Role Model of the Year

Alison Hollingshead, Jupiter Asset Management

Becky Do, HSBC Asset Management

Gemma Young, Nuveen

Hania Schmidt, Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Katya Gorbatiouk, London Stock Exchange

Paris Jordan, Raymond James Wealth Management

Rehana Yasin, Seven Investment Management

Rio Stedford, St James's Place

Sarah Blyth, Seven Investment Management

Twink Field, Alpha Agency

Rising Star of the Year (large firms)

Chelsea Bates, Invesco

Erin Cooper, Aviva Investors

Jamie-Dee Wisken Abraham, AllianceBernstein

Libby McNie, Fidelity International

Maria Nasi, Man Group

Michelle Lamptey, Fidelity International

Niah Ivanescu, Legal & General Asset Management

Olivia Cook, Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management

Rachel Reeves, Aberdeen

Shannon Macnamara, Aberdeen

Shreya Anil, Capital Group

Tara Irwin, Hargreaves Lansdown

Zoe Dunkley, Invesco 

Rising Star of the Year (small to medium firms)

Anna Loftus, Nedbank Private Wealth

Brooke Connell, Impax Asset Management

Gabrielle Park, W1M

Hannah Kennedy, Rathbones Asset Management

Laura Harris, Townsend

Leah Hamer, Jupiter Asset Management

Lily Ball, Netwealth Investments

Megan Johns, Stepwoods Financial Planning

Victoria Cable, Advanced Wealth Management, St James's Place

Team Leader of the Year

Gita Bal, Aviva Investors

Harriet Steel, Nuveen

Juliette Britton, Aviva Investors

Karin Hyland, Patria Investments

Katherine Sims, Morgan Stanley Investment Management

Kim Campbell, Parmenion Capital Partners

Lydia King, Handelsbanken Wealth

Monika Calay, Morningstar

Sanjeet Mangat, Aberdeen

Victoria Lothian, Baillie Gifford

Most Inspiring Returner

Camilla Ayling, Legal & General Investment Management

Farida Nurbhai, Puma Investments

Heena Nagji, Capital Group

Jenny Chae, St. James's Place

Laura Bampfylde, Hargreaves Lansdown

Natasha Smirnova, Amundi

Sarah Norris, Aberdeen

Sophie Outhwaite, Quilter

Sophie Andrews,  Liontrust Asset Management

Unsung Hero Award

Abigael Morley, Inclusion in Finance

Alice Garside, Triple Point LLP

Carli Prewett, Jupiter Asset Management

Celeste Beresford, Baillie Gifford

Ferdiye Fevzi, BlackRock

Jane Richardson, Eva Capital Management

Jennifer Chaplin, Man Group

Laura Stannard, Morningstar UK

Niamh Fenton, Fidelity International

Ramandeep Kaur, St James's Place Wealth Management

Rehana Yasin, Seven Investment Management

Fund Saleswoman of the Year

Charlotte Watkins, Morgan Stanley Investment Management

Emma Barrat, BlueBox Asset Management

Francesca Contini, GAM Investments

Hayley Dighton, AllianceBernstein

Helen Mattia, Asset Value Investors

Heloise Mayou, Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Lauren Rowe, BlackRock

Maria Arsova, Amundi Investment Solutions

Natasha Binsted, Columbia Threadneedle Investments

Samantha Crawley, Baillie Gifford

Selina Tyler, Jupiter Asset Management

Sophia Papi, TwentyFour Asset Management

Distribution Woman of the Year

Amy Ward, AllianceBernstein

Aramide Ogunlana, M&G Investments

Bella Caridade-Ferreira, Finscape

Christine Cantrell, Columbia Threadneedle Investments

Harriet Steel, Nuveen

Honor Solomon, AllianceBernstein

Jess Williams, Standard Life

Kate Phillips, Timeline

Kim Campbell, Parmenion Capital Partners

Nioki Doggett, M&G Investments

Sophie Ballard, Nuveen

Marketing Influencer of the Year

Becky Taylor, GAIN UK

Catherine Steele, Brooks Macdonald

Charlie Murray, Aviva Investors

Holly Mackay, Boring Money

Laura Brown, M&G Investments

Linda Russheim, HT Financial Marketing

Lucy Browning, L&G

Nicola Harley, Morningstar

Sarah de Lagarde, Janus Henderson Investors

Stephanie Bone, T. Rowe Price

International Investment Woman of the Year

Claire Smith, Beyond Investing

Jennifer Buckley, Sweef Capital Management

Karoline Keane, Mediolanum International Funds

Kate Squire, Man Group

Laura Lutton, Morningstar

Michelle Dunstan, Janus Henderson Investors

Nadeeha A, HSBC

Diversity & Inclusion Champion of the Year

Becky Do, HSBC Asset Management

Elena Koycheva, Northern Trust Asset Management

Emma Potter, AllianceBernstein

Emma Cleveland, Cleveland & Co

Fatima Alebade, Capital Group

Georgie Yarwood, Vanguard

Hazel Bowen, Canaccord Wealth

Maria Isaza, Man Group

Tanya Tracey, GAIN UK

Sustainable and ESG Investment Woman of the Year (large firms)

Bowie Ko, Man Group

Corinne Bathgate, Rathbones Greenbank

Elena Koycheva, Northern Trust Asset Management

Esther Law, Amundi Investment Solutions

Georgia Kirby-Watt, Octopus Capital

Kate Elliot, Rathbones

Katharina Schwaiger, PhD, BlackRock

Maria Nazarova-Doyle, IFM Investors

Miranda Beacham, Aegon Asset Management

Paris Jordan, Raymond James Wealth Management

Vicki Bakhshi, Columbia Threadneedle Investments

Sustainable and ESG Investment Woman of the Year (Small to medium firms)

Amy Browne, CCLA Investment Management

Andrea Acimovic, Elston Consulting

Anna-Marie, Slot Transition Value Partners

Carlota Esguevillas, EdenTree Investment Management

Felicity O'Kelly, Climate Investment

Juan Du, Patron Capital

Leah Dean, Sequoia Investment Management Company

Louisiana Salge, EQ Investors

Private Markets Woman of the Year - NEW

Amy Ward, AllianceBernstein

Aramide Ogunlana, M&G Investments

Evangelia Gkeka, Morningstar UK

Marianne Zangerl, Aberdeen

Rose de la Venta, BlackRock

Sana Murphy, Aberdeen Investments

Shenal Kakad, Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management

Veronika Oswald, JP Jenkins Ltd

Vivian Siyan Siyan Liu, Fidelity International

Technology Woman of the Year - NEW 

Alison Hendrick, Quilter Cheviot

Antonia Jovanovska, Impax Asset Management

Bella Caridade-Ferreira, Finscape

Clare Pleydell-Bouverie, Liontrust Asset Management

Dr. Laura Lafave, Capital Group

Leonor Chabannes, Man Group

Lucy Walker, AM Insights

Raksha Gosai, Clearwater Analytics

Sonia Bainbridge, Invesco

Investment Group/Initiative Awards

Investment Industry Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year

Consultant Connection, T. Rowe Price

Patchwork, Rathbones Asset Management

The GAIN University Investment Challenge, GAIN UK

WILS Europe (Women in Leadership Sponsorship Europe),  Lamiece Abdalla, Ben Summers, Georgie Yarwood & Tom Lloyd

Investment Group of the Year for Diversity & Inclusion

Capital Group

EdenTree Investment Management

HSBC Global Asset Management (UK)

Man Group

Puma Investments

Outstanding Contribution to the Industry Award

Anne-Marie McConnon Outstanding Contribution to the Industry Award

Decided by the judging panel