2026 WINNERS

We are delighted to announce the winners and highly commended for the 2026 Money Marketing Awards! The competition was fierce in all categories, so a big "thank you" to everyone who has taken part this year.


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ADVISER | PROVIDER | INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT

ADVISER AWARDS

Advice firm of the year

WINNER: Niche Private Clients

Shortlisted:

Balance: Wealth Planning
Fidelius
Finura
Furnley House
IPS Capital
The Private Office

Best financial adviser academy
(fewer than 200 advisers)

WINNER: Forvis Mazars Financial Planning Traineeship

Highly Commended: Hoxton Wealth

Shortlisted:

Bespoke- Advice Academy - where we nurture and develop future leaders
Brooks Financial Academy
Hoxton Wealth
Trinity Lifetime Partners: Financial Associate Academy

Best financial adviser academy
(200 advisers and above)

WINNER: St. James's Place Financial Adviser Academy

Shortlisted:

Quilter Academy
The Openwork Academy
True Potential Academy

Best investment advice firm

WINNER: Balance: Wealth Planning

Shortlisted:

Carrington Wealth Management
Forvis Mazars Financial Planning
Niche Private Clients

Best network

WINNER: ValidPath

Shortlisted:

ASHL Group (Sense + Lyncombe)
Benchmark
Corbel Partners
Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA)
The Openwork Partnership

Best paraplanning service

WINNER: The Private Office

Shortlisted:

Crowe Financial Planning UK
Plus Group
Root Research
Verve

Best protection advice firm

WINNER: St James's Place Protection Planning

Shortlisted:

Brown & Brown Health and Employee Benefits
LifeSearch
Mortgage Advice Bureau
The Orchard Practice
Trinity Lifetime Partners

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Best retirement advice firm

WINNER: The Private Office

Shortlisted:

Fidelius
Henwood Court Financial Planning
Lucent Financial Planning
St. James’s Place
Strategic Solutions Financial Services
True Potential Wealth Management

Charity champion of the year

WINNER: Furnley House

Shortlisted:

Archers Financial Services
Southby & Co Financial Planning
Strategic Solutions Financial Services
Verve Foundation

Next generation advice firm of the year

WINNER: Niche Private Clients

Shortlisted:

Chadwicks
Finova Money
Furnley House
Strategic Solutions Financial Services
Strategic Wealth Partners

Small advice firm of the year

WINNER: Lucent Financial Planning

Highly Commended : Velocity Financial Planning

Shortlisted:

Beacon Wealth Management
Depledge Strategic Wealth Management
Henwood Court Financial Planning
Wealth of Advice

PROVIDER AWARDS

Adviser technology provider of the year

WINNER: AdvisoryAI

Shortlisted:

Seccl
Parmenion
FE fundinfo
True Potential Adviser Services

Best ESG provider

WINNER: Castlefield

Shortlisted:

ebi
EQ Investors
Montanaro Asset Management
Parmenion
Titan Square Mile

Best initiative for closing the advice gap

WINNER: Becketts Connect

Highly Commended: Owl Financial

Shortlisted:

Inzuzo
IPTF
Verve Foundation

Best initiative for closing the adviser gap

WINNER: the lang cat

Highly Commended: Quilter Academy

Shortlisted:

Future Financial Adviser
LIBF - Part of Walbrook Institute, London

Best investment solutions provider

WINNER: PortfolioMetrix

Highly Commended: Quilter

Shortlisted:

AJ Bell
Fundhouse
Marlborough
Morningstar Wealth

Best outsourced investment manager

WINNER: Tyndall Partnerships

Highly Commended: ebi & PortfolioMetrix

Shortlisted:

AJ Bell
Fundhouse
Quilter
RBC Brewin Dolphin

Best platform

WINNER: Quilter

Highly Commended: Transact

Shortlisted:

P1 Platform
Parmenion
Scottish Widows

Best protection provider

WINNER: Guardian

Shortlisted:

British Friendly Society
L&G
Royal London
Scottish Widows
Zurich

Best retirement provider

WINNER: Quilter

Highly Commended: Royal London

Shortlisted:

AJ Bell
Liverpool Victoria (LV=)
Scottish Widows

Best support service provider

WINNER: Verve

Highly Commended: The Yardstick Agency

Shortlisted:

Compliance and Training Solutions
Panacea Adviser
threesixty services

Best use of AI by an advice firm

WINNER: Lucent Financial Planning

Shortlisted:

Beacon Wealth Management
Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA)
Rowley Turton
True Potential

Provider of the year

WINNER: Transact

Shortlisted:

AJ Bell
Guardian
Morningstar Wealth
Parmenion
Scottish Widows
Zurich

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Outstanding contribution award

WINNER: Roy McLoughlin, Plan Money