2023 FINALISTS

Congratulations to our 2023 Finalists!

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Investment Analyst of the Year

Anjli Shah, abrdn

Deepa Venkateswaran, Bernstein Autonomous 

Dhana Mariappan, AXA Investment Managers

Emilia Vandamme, J.P.Morgan

Erin Ennis, Man GLG

Lamiaa Chaabi, BlackRock

Sanjeet Mangat, abrdn

Tracy Dinh, Barings


Fund Selector of the Year

Amaya Assan, Square Mile Investment Consulting and Research

Carly Moorhouse, Quilter Cheviot

Hannah Evans, Omnis Investments

Meera Hearnden, Parmenion Capital Partners 

Paris Jordan

Rose de la Venta, BlackRock

Shannon Lancaster, Ravenscroft

Shiwen Gao, Fulcrum Asset Management


Fund Manager of the Year (large firms)

Alexandra Ivanova, Invesco

Alison Porter, Janus Henderson Investors

Ishitaa Sharma, J.P. Morgan Asset Management

Lamiaa Chaabi, BlackRock

Linden Thomson, AXA Investment Managers

Nachu Chockalingam, Federated Hermes Limited

Nicola Morgan-Brownsell, Legal & General Investment Management

Olivia Markham, BlackRock

Yolanda C. Courtines, Wellington Management


Fund Manager of the Year (small to medium firms)

Annelie Fearon, Sand Grove Capital Management

Eloise Veillet, Redwheel

Emma Mogford, Premier Miton Investors

Imogen Harris, Premier Miton Investors

Max Xu, Aspect Capital


Wealth Manager of the Year

Adele Cable, St James's Place

Anna Blomqvist, HSBC Private Banking

Caroline Connell, Evelyn Partners

Kate Ward, Cooper Associates Wealth Management

Liz Kunzler, Raymond James Belgravia

Veronique Morel-Kane, Raymond James Embassy Gardens

Victoria Clapham, Manorbridge Investment Management


Investment Woman of the Year (large firms)

Alexandra Perricone, Bernstein Autonomous 

Becci McKinley-Rowe, BlackRock

Camilla Ayling, Legal & General Investment Management

Carol Ward, Man Group

Joanna Munro, HSBC Global Asset Management

Kate Morrissey, HSBC Asset Management

Omotunde Lawal, Barings

Virginie Maisonneuve, Allianz Global Investors


Investment Woman of the Year (small to medium firms)

Abika Martin, LGT Wealth Management

Aida Feriz, Wimmer Family Office

Holly Mackay, Boring Money

Ita McMahon, Castlefield Investment Partners 

Liz Kunzler, Raymond James Belgravia

Samantha Wood-Mitchell, Wood Mitchell Financial Planning

Tong Gu, Pact VC

Victoria Clapham, Manorbridge Investment Management


Mentor of the Year

Faisal Javaid, Man Group

Ian Foster, AllianceBernstein

Jennie Byun, Aviva Investors

John Ewart, Aubrey Capital Management

Michelle Hilliman, HSBC Alternatives

Ozge Usta, HSBC Asset Management

Stephanie Slade, J O Hambro Capital Management

Stephen Crocombe, BlackRock


Role Model of the Year

Carla Brown, Oakmere Wealth Management

Jayne Sutcliffe, WHEB Asset Management

Kate Morrissey, HSBC Asset Management

Katherine Neiss, PGIM Fixed Income

Katie Konrad, Legal and General Investment Management

Ngozi Fasan, Morgan Stanley Investment Management

Nicola Crosbie, Moran Wealth Management Ltd

Sarika Dhanjal, Progeny

Simona Paravani-Mellinghoff, BlackRock


Rising Star of the Year Award (large firms)

Katja Oakley-Bell, Quilter

Kim Crawford, J.P. Morgan Asset Management

Kimberley Pavier, Janus Henderson Investors

Laasya Shekaran, LCP

Lydia Garratt, Evelyn Partners

Shreya Anil, Capital Group

Sophie Lund-Yates, Hargreaves Lansdown

Zoe Deady, Barings


Rising Star of the Year Award (small to medium firms)

Betsy Ashburner, Greenbank Investments

Clémence Chatelin, CCLA Investment Management

Georgia-Rae Fry

Jasmine Yeo, Ruffer LLP

Katie Woodhouse, WHEB Asset Management 

Lucy Cheng, River and Mercantile

Rhiannon Owen, Muzinich & Co.

Sophie Knight, Redington

Sophie Lodge, Eight Wealth Management


Team Leader of the Year

Catriona Reed, Seven Investment Management

Clare Cox, F&E FinEfficiency

Gill Taylor, Janus Henderson Investors

Joanne Perez-Tomlinson, Franklin Templeton

Nicola Toyer, Investec Wealth & Investment

Tania Cruickshank, Man Group

Zoe Parish, Morgan Stanley Investment Management


Most Inspiring Returner

Dilek Ulu, Janus Henderson Investors

Faye Clark, XPS Pensions Group

Laura Purnell, BlackRock

Mandy Rawlinson, abrdn

Sarah de Lagarde, Janus Henderson Investors

Sophie Andrews, Franklin Templeton

Trish Houston, Law Debenture


Unsung Hero Award

Abbie Erskine-Thomas, Impax Asset Management

Annabel Stanford, Morgan Stanley Investment Management

Danielle Sims, Franklin Templeton

Elena Koycheva, RBC BlueBay Asset Management

Faye Bowden, Franklin Templeton

Feyi Osinuga, Janus Henderson Investors

Maria Isaza, Man Group

Rio Stedford, Quilter Private Client Advisers/Quilter Cheviot

Sally Maitland, Martin Currie Investment Management

Sarah Sandle, Embark Group


Fund Saleswoman of the Year

Alison Mollard, AJ Bell

Camille Irens, Amundi Asset Management

Georgia-Rae Fry, Redwheel

Hannah Waldron, Global X ETFs

Jasmine Miller, M&G Investments

Jemma Arnold, WisdomTree Europe

Nondini Chakrabarti, Polen Capital

Rosalie Brown, Artemis Fund Managers

Sara Gangi, Janus Henderson Investors

Sophia Papi, TwentyFour Asset Management

Sophia Sednaoui, Carmignac


Distribution Woman of the Year

Bella Caridade-Ferreira, Fundscape & Finscape

Helen Morrissey, Quilter Cheviot Investment Management

Honor Solomon, AllianceBernstein

Jemma Arnold, WisdomTree Europe

Jess Williams, Phoenix Group

Sophia Sednaoui, Carmignac

Tia McCarthy, HSBC Global Asset Management (UK)


Marketing Influencer of the Year

Arianna Beech, St. James's Place

Claire Barker, Brooks Macdonald

Erica Whyte, Charles Stanley Wealth Management

Holly Mackay, Boring Money

Katie Sykes, RSMR

Linda Russheim, HT Financial Marketing

Lynn Mah, AllianceBernstein

Rachael Smith, Dimensional Fund Advisors

Georgina 'Twink' Field, White Marble Consulting


International Investment Woman of the Year

Alison Shimada, Allspring Global Investments

Allie McMahon, Quilter Cheviot Investment Management

Elaine Keenan, MSIM Fund Management Ireland

Jean M. Hynes, Wellington Management

Jody Jonsson, Capital Group

Kate Squire,  Man Group

Lucy Willers, Brooks Macdonald International

Sheila Mallowah, Zoel Capital Limited

Stefanie Drews, Nikko Asset Management Co.

Wei Li, BlackRock


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

Claudia Wearmouth, Columbia Threadneedle Investments

Erin Leonard, HSBC Asset Management

Ingrid Kukuljan, Federated Hermes

Jaclyn Bouchard, Preqin

Jodie Tapscott, AllianceBernstein

Katharina Schwaiger, BlackRock

Lauren Juliff, Storebrand Asset Management, UK

Lyn Tomlinson, Cazenove Capital

Marte Borhaug, Morgan Stanley Investment Management

Maxine Wille, J O Hambro Capital Management

Sindhu Krishna, Phoenix Group


Sustainable & ESG Investment Woman of the Year (small to medium firms)

Nicola Day, Greenbank Investments

Amy Browne, CCLA Investment Management

Rebecca Kowalski, Overstory Finance

Samriddhi Sharma, Fulcrum Asset Management

Siobhan Archer, LGT Wealth Management

Sophie Kennedy, EQ Investors

Stephanie Kelly, Redwheel


Diversity & Inclusion Champion of the Year

Baljit Bassi, HSBC Asset Management

Kirsty Martey, Neuberger Berman Europe

Omotunde Lawal, Barings

Rebecca Owers, HSBC UK

Senan Kiran, Muzinich & Co

Sunniva Kolostyak, Morningstar UK

Trish Houston, Law Debenture


Investment Industry Contribution to Diversity & Inclusion Award

Aegon Asset Management

Aspect Capital

Fisher Investments Group of Companies

Man Group

Raymond James Investment Services

The Diversity Project

Women in Asset Servicing


Investment Industry Contribution to Gender Diversity & Inclusion Award

7IM

Fidelity International

HSBC Asset Management

Man Group

The Diversity Project


Investment Industry Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year

Alexandra Miles, L&G Pensions Inequalities Taskforce

CFA Society UK, CFA Institute, Young Women in Investment Program UK

Charlie Beeson, Man Group, <develop>

HSBC Asset Management (Ozge Usta, Stuart White, Imran Subzwari, Elba L Vasquez, Fiona Chan, Michelle Hilliman),

5 Point Ethnicity Action Plan

Julie Dickson, Capital Group, Taking Pride in Art

The Diversity Project, Diversity Project Pathway


Outstanding Contribution to the Industry Award

Announced on the night.