IFC Awards Results
2018
IFC of the Year
WINNER: Jersey
RUNNER UP: Guernsey
SHORTLISTED: Cayman, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Singapore
Investment Management Company of the Year - Isle of Man
WINNER: Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management
RUNNER UP: Creechurch Capital
SHORTLISTED: Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management, Creechurch Capital, Thomas Miller Investments, UBP, WHIreland Wealth Management
Investment Management Company of the Year - Channel Islands
WINNER: Cazenove Capital
RUNNER UP: Rathbone Investment Management
SHORTLISTED: Ashburton Investments, Brooks Macdonald, Cazenove Capital, Quilter Cheviot, Rathbone Investment Management
Family Office of the Year
WINNER: Ocorian
RUNNER UP: Crestbridge
SHORTLISTED: Aquitaine Trust, BKS, Crestbridge, Knox House Trust, Ocorian
Private Bank of the Year - Channel Islands
WINNER: Cazenove Capital
RUNNER UP: Nedbank Private Wealth
SHORTLISTED: Cazenove Capital, Julius Baer, Kleinwort Hambros, Nedbank Private Wealth, Standard Bank
Private Bank of the Year - Switzerland and Liechtenstein
WINNER: Julius Baer
RUNNER UP: Lombard Odier
SHORTLISTED: Credit Suisse, Julius Baer, Lombard Odier, Mirabaud, Pictet & Cie, UBS Wealth Management
Private Bank/Wealth Management Company of the Year - Europe
WINNER: ING Private Banking
RUNNER UP: LGT Group
SHORTLISTED: Gutmann, ING Private Banking, LGT Group, SEB, Societe Generale, Unicredit
Law Firm of the Year - Caribbean
WINNER: Ogier
RUNNER UP: Walkers
SHORTLISTED: Appleby, Conyers Dill & Pearman, Harney Westwood & Riegels, Maples and Calder, Ogier, Walkers
Law Firm of the Year - Guernsey
WINNER: Carey Olsen
RUNNER UP: Ogier
SHORTLISTED: Bedell Cristin, Carey Olsen, Collas Crill, Mourant Ozannes, Ogier
Law Firm of the Year - Asia
WINNER: Withers
RUNNER UP: Stephenson Harwood
SHORTLISTED: Baker McKenzie, Colin NG & Partners, Forsters, Herbert Smith Freehills, Stephenson Harwood, Withers, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Law Firm of the Year - Isle of Man
WINNER: Simcocks
RUNNER UP: Cains
SHORTLISTED: Cains, DQ Advocates, Keystone Law, MannBenham Advocates, Quinn Legal, Simcocks
Law Firm of the Year - Jersey
WINNER: Ogier
RUNNER UP: Bedell Cristin
SHORTLISTED: Carey Olsen, Bedell Cristin, Collas Crill, Ogier, Walkers
Boutique Law Firm of the Year
WINNER: Dickinson Gleeson
RUNNER UP: Hatstone Lawyers
SHORTLISTED: Ardent Chambers,Jersey, Arkwood SCP, Dickinson Gleeson, Ferbrache & Farrell, Hatstone Lawyers, Tirard Naudin, Ward Yates
Law Firm of the Year - Switzerland
WINNER: Lenz & Staehelin
RUNNER UP: Fischer Ramp Partner
SHORTLISTED: Baer & Karrer, Charles Russell Speechlys, Fischer Ramp Partner, Lenz & Staehelin, Poncet Turrettini, Schellenberg Wittmer, Walder Wyss Attorneys at Law
Trust Company of the Year - Caribbean
WINNER: Butterfield Trust
SHORTLISTED: Butterfield Trust, Harneys Fiduciary Services, Lombard Odier, Maples and Calder, Meritus Trust,
Trust Company of the Year - Guernsey
WINNER: Butterfield Trust
RUNNER UP: Intertrust
SHORTLISTED: Aquitaine Trust, Artemis, Butterfield Trust, Credit Suisse, First Names Group, Intertrust, Opus Group, Praxis IFM, Saffery Champness
Trust Company of the Year - Asia
WINNER: First Names Group
RUNNER UP: Nerine
SHORTLISTED: Equiom, Estera, First Names Group, JTC Kensington, Maples and Calder, Nerine, Ocorian
Trust Company of the Year - Isle of Man
WINNER: First Names Group
RUNNER UP: ZEDRA
SHORTLISTED: Equiom, Estera, First Names Group, Zedra
Trust Company of the Year Jersey - Boutique
WINNER: Fairway Group
RUNNER UP: Whitmill Trust
SHORTLISTED: Fairway Group, Highvern, LGL Trustees, VG, Whitmill Trust
Trust Company of the Year Jersey - Large
WINNER: RBC Wealth Management
RUNNER UP: Equiom
SHORTLISTED: Crestbridge, Equiom, Estera, First Names Group, Ocorian, RBC Wealth Management, R & H Trust, ZEDRA
Trust Company of the Year - Switzerland
WINNER: ZEDRA
RUNNER UP: Rothschild Trust
SHORTLISTED: Butterfield Trust, First Names Group, Rothschild Trust, Stonehage Fleming, ZEDRA
Trust Company of the Year - Malta
WINNER: Equiom
RUNNER UP: Aqua Group
SHORTLISTED: Aqua Group, Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates, Equiom, SMP
Editor's Choice Award
Victoria Yates, Ward Yates
Outstanding Individual of the Year
David Cadin, Bedell Cristin
2017
IFC of the Year
WINNER: Jersey
SILVER: Guernsey
BRONZE: Singapore
SHORTLISTED: Bermuda, Guernsey, Jersey, Malta, New Zealand, Singapore, USA
Investment Management Company of the Year - Isle of Man
WINNER: Canaccord Genuity
RUNNER UP: Coutts
SHORTLISTED: Canaccord Genuity, Coutts, Creechurch Capital, Lloyds Bank International Limited, Thomas Miller Investment
Investment Management Company of the Year - Channel Islands
WINNER: Rathbone Investment Management
RUNNER UP: Quilter Cheviot
SHORTLISTED: Affinity Private Weatlh, Brooks Macdonald, Canaccord Genuity, Cazenove Capital, Quilter Cheviot, Rathbone Investment Management
Family Office of the Year
WINNER: BKS Family Office
RUNNER UP: Crestbridge
SHORTLISTED: Aquitaine Trust, BKS Family Office, Boston Group, Crestbridge, LJ Partnership, Ocorian, Salamanca Group, Stonehage Fleming Wealth Planning
Private Bank of the Year - Channel Islands
WINNER: Nedbank Private Wealth
RUNNER UP: Standard Bank
SHORTLISTED: Butterfield, Cazenove Capital, Investec, Nedbank Private Wealth, RBC Wealth Management, SG Hambros, Standard Bank, UBS Wealth Managament
Private Bank of the Year - Switzerland and Liechtenstein
WINNER: Pictet & Cie
RUNNER UP: UBS Wealth Management
SHORTLISTED: Credit Suisse, EFG, Julius Baer, Lombard Odier, Mirabaud, Pictet & Cie, UBP, UBS Wealth Management
Private Bank/Wealth Management Company of the Year – Europe
WINNER: Berenberg
RUNNER UP: LGT Bank
SHORTLISTED: Berenberg, Deutsche Bank, Erste Private Bank, ING Luxembourg, LGT Group, Unicredit Group
Law Firm of the Year - Caribbean
WINNER: Ogier
RUNNER UP: Appleby
SHORTLISTED: Appleby, Conyers Dill & Pearman, Higgs & Johnson, Maples and Calder, Ogier
Law Firm of the Year – Mediterranean
WINNER: Hassans
RUNNER UP: Andreas Neocleous
SHORTLISTED: Andreas Neocleous (Cyprus), Carey Group (Monaco), Fenech & Fenech (Malta), Gordon S. Blair Law Offices (Monaco), Hassans (Gibraltar), Tempest Legal Services (Monaco), WH Partners (Malta)
Law Firm of the Year - Guernsey
WINNER: Collas Crill
RUNNER UP: Appleby
SHORTLISTED: Appleby, Babbe, Bedell Cristin, Carey Olsen, Collas Crill, Mourant Ozannes, Ogier
Law Firm of the Year - Hong Kong
WINNER: Withers
RUNNER UP: Baker & McKenzie
SHORTLISTED: Baker & McKenzie, Gowling WLG, Proskauer, Stephenson Harwood, Sullivan & Cromwell, Wilkinson & Grist, Withers, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Law Firm of the Year - Isle of Man
WINNER: MannBenham Advocates
RUNNER UP: DQ Advocates
SHORTLISTED: Appleby, Cains, DQ Advocates, M & P Legal, MannBenhman Advocates, Simcocks
Law Firm of the Year - Jersey
WINNER: Ogier
RUNNER UP: Voisin Law
SHORTLISTED: Appleby, Bedell Cristin, Dickinson Gleeson, Ogier, Voisin Law, Walkers
Boutique Law Firm of the Year
WINNER: Hatstone Lawyers
RUNNER UP: Ardent Chambers
SHORTLISTED: Ardent Chambers, Benest Corbett Renouf, Hatstone Lawyers, Pan Asia Law, Parslows Lawyers, Ward Yates
Law Firm of the Year - Singapore
WINNER: Gowling WLG
RUNNER UP: Withers
SHORTLISTED: Baker & McKenzie Wong and Leow, Colin Ng & Partners, Gowling WLG, Rajah and Tann, Withers
Law Firm of the Year - Switzerland
WINNER: Lenz & Staehelin
RUNNER UP: Charles Russell Speechlys
SHORTLISTED: Bär & Karrer, Bonnard Lawson, Baker & McKenzie, Charles Russell Speechlys, Collyer Bristow, FBT Avocats, Lenz & Staehelin, Meyerlustenberger Lachenal, Walderwyss Attorneys at Law
Trust Company of the Year - Caribbean
WINNER: Sackville Bank
RUNNER UP: Intertrust
SHORTLISTED: Butterfield Trust, CIBC, Intertrust, Lombard Odier Trust, Meritus Trust, R & H Trust, Sackville Bank
Trust Company of the Year - Guernsey
WINNER: First Names Group
RUNNER UP: Equiom
SHORTLISTED: Butterfield Trust, Equiom, Estera, First Names Group, Imperium Trust, R & H Trust, Saffery Champness, Trust Corporation International
Trust Company of the Year - Hong Kong & Singapore
WINNER: Equiom
RUNNER UP: First Names Group
SHORTLISTED: Equiom, First Names Group, Kensington Trust, Nerine, Ocorian
Trust Company of the Year - Isle of Man
WINNER: Equiom
RUNNER UP: Estera
SHORTLISTED: Dixcart, Equiom, Estera, Fedelta Trust, Knox House, Paicolex Trust
Trust Company of the Year - Jersey
WINNER: Intertrust
RUNNER UP: First Names Group
SHORTLISTED: Estera, First Names Group, Hawksford, Intertrust, JTC Group, Ocorian, R & H Trust, RBC Wealth Management, Sanne, Volaw Group
Trust Company of the Year - Switzerland
WINNER: First Names Group
RUNNER UP: Zedra
SHORTLISTED: BLP Trust, Butterfield Trust, First Names Group, Rhone Trust, Salamanca Group, Stonehage Fleming, Summit Trust International, Zedra
Trust Company of the Year - Malta
WINNER: Equiom
RUNNER UP: Vistra
SHORTLISTED: Aqua Group, Chetcui Cauchi Advocates, Equiom, Paicolex Trust, STM Malta, Vistra
Editor’s Choice Award
Robert Moore, Butterfield
Outstanding Individual of the Year
Jonathan Giles, Rathbone Investment Management
2016
IFC of the Year
WINNER: Jersey
Silver: Guernsey
Bronze: Isle of Man
SHORTLISTED: Bermuda, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Malta, Singapore
Investment Management Company of the Year - Isle of Man
WINNER: Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management
RUNNER UP: Creechurch Capital
SHORTLISTED: Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management, Coutts, Creechurch Capital, Lloyds Bank International
Investment Management Company of the Year - Channel Islands
WINNER: Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management
RUNNER UP: Rathbone Investment Management International
SHORTLISTED: Brooks Macdonald International, Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management, Cazenove Capital Management, Quilter Cheviot, Rathbone Investment Management International, Standard Bank
Family Office of the Year
WINNER: Crestbridge
RUNNER UP: Bedell Trust
SHORTLISTED: Bedell Trust, Crestbridge, LJ Partnership, Salamanca Group, Stonehage Fleming
Private Bank of the Year - Caribbean
WINNER: Butterfield
RUNNER UP: Sackville Bank
SHORTLISTED: Butterfield, HSBC, Sackville Bank, Scotia Bank
Private Bank of the Year - Channel Islands
WINNER: Cazenove Capital Management
RUNNER UP: RBC Wealth Management
SHORTLISTED: Cazenove Capital Management, Coutts, RBC Wealth Management
Private Bank of the Year - Switzerland and Liechtenstein
WINNER: Lombard Odier
RUNNER UP: Pictet & Cie
SHORTLISTED: Credit Suisse, Bank J Safra Sarasin, Kaiser Partner Private Bank, Lombard Odier, Mirabaud, Pictet & Cie
Private Bank/Wealth Management Company of the Year – CEE
WINNER: LGT Group Foundation
RUNNER UP: Kathrein Bank
SHORTLISTED: Erste Bank, Kathrein Bank, LGT Group Foundation, Schoellerbank
Law Firm of the Year - Caribbean
WINNER: Ogier
RUNNER UP: Appleby
SHORTLISTED: Appleby, Conyers Dill & Pearman, Harneys, Ogier
Law Firm of the Year – Mediterranean
WINNER: Hassans, Gibraltar
RUNNER UP: Andreas Neocleous & Co, Cyprus
SHORTLISTED: Andreas Neocleous & Co (Cyprus), Fenech & Fenech (Malta), Ganado Advocates (Malta), Hassans (Gibraltar)
Law Firm of the Year - Guernsey
WINNER: Mourant Ozannes
RUNNER UP: Bedell Cristin
SHORTLISTED: Appleby, Bedell Cristin, Carey Olsen, Collas Crill, Mourant Ozannes, Ogier
Law Firm of the Year - Hong Kong
WINNER: Withers
RUNNER UP: Baker & McKenzie
SHORTLISTED: Baker & McKenzie, Withers, Stephenson Harwood, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Law Firm of the Year - Isle of Man
WINNER: Appleby
RUNNER UP: Simcocks
SHORTLISTED: Appleby, Cains, Simcocks
Law Firm of the Year - Jersey
WINNER: Appleby
RUNNER UP: Ogier
SHORTLISTED: Appleby, Bedell Cristin, Carey Olsen, Collas Crill, Ogier
Boutique Law Firm of the Year
WINNER: Hatstone Lawyers
RUNNER UP: Benest Corbett Renouf
SHORTLISTED: Benest Corbett Renouf, Hatstone Lawyers, MJ Hudson
Law Firm of the Year - Singapore
WINNER: Withers
RUNNER UP: Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co
SHORTLISTED: Baker & McKenzie Wong and Leow, Colin Ng & Partners LLP, Rajah and Tann Singapore, Rhone Trust, Withers, Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co
Law Firm of the Year - Switzerland
WINNER: Charles Russell Speechlys
RUNNER UP: Bär & Karrer
SHORTLISTED: Bär & Karrer, Baker & McKenzie, Borel & Barbey, Charles Russell Speechlys
Trust Company of the Year - Caribbean
WINNER: Butterfield Trust
RUNNER UP: CIBC
SHORTLISTED: Butterfield, CIBC, Intertrust, Lombard Odier Trust, Meritus, Sackville bank
Trust Company of the Year - Guernsey
WINNER: First Names Group
RUNNER UP: Equiom
SHORTLISTED: Aquitaine Trust, Butterfield Trust, Equiom, First Names Group, Kleinwort Benson, Nerine, RBC Wealth Management, Saffery Champness
Trust Company of the Year - Hong Kong
WINNER: Vistra
RUNNER UP: Equiom
SHORTLISTED: Bentley Reid, Equiom, Nerine, Vistra, TMF
Trust Company of the Year - Isle of Man
WINNER: Equiom
RUNNER UP: Appleby
SHORTLISTED: Appleby, Equiom, Fedelta Trust, Knox House, Maitland Group
Trust Company of the Year - Jersey
WINNER: First Names Group
RUNNER UP: Appleby
SHORTLISTED: Appleby, Bedell Trust, Elian, First Names Group, JTC Group, Kleinwort Benson, R & H Trust, RBC Wealth Management, Volaw
Trust Company of the Year - Switzerland
WINNER: Summit Trust International
RUNNER UP: Butterfield Trust
SHORTLISTED: Butterfield Trust, Saffery Champness, Stonehage Fleming, Summit Trust International
Editor’s Choice Award
Cora Binchy, Stonehage Fleming
2015
IFC of the Year
WINNER: Jersey
RUNNER UP: Guernsey
SHORTLISTED: Cayman, Guernsey, IOM, Jersey, Luxembourg, Malta, Singapore
Investment Management Company of the Year, Isle of Man
WINNER: Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management
RUNNER UP: Creechurch Capital
SHORTLISTED: Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management, Creechurch Capital, Coutts, Duncan Lawrie, Kleinwort Benson, Thomas Miller Investments
Investment Management Company of the Year, Channel Islands
WINNER: Rathbones Investment Management International
RUNNER UP: Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management
SHORTLISTED: Affinity Private Wealth, Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management, Quilter Cheviot, Rathbones Investment Management International, Cazenove Capital Management
Private Bank of the Year, Caribbean
WINNER: RBC Wealth Management
RUNNER UP: Butterfield Bank
SHORTLISTED: Butterfield Bank, CIBC Bank & Trust, Julius Baer, RBC Wealth Management, Scotiabank
Private Bank of the Year, Channel Islands
WINNER: Cazenove Capital Management (Schroders CI) Ltd
RUNNER UP: RBC Wealth Management
SHORTLISTED: Butterfield Bank, Coutts, Cazenove Capital Management (Schroders CI) Ltd, Investec, RBC Wealth Management, SGPB Hambros, Standard Bank Private Clients
Private Bank of the Year, Switzerland and Liechtenstein
WINNER: Lombard Odier & Cie
RUNNER UP: Pictet & Cie
SHORTLISTED: Bank J Safra Sarasin, Kaiser Partner Private Bank, Julius Baer, LGT, Lombard Odier & Cie, Mirabaud, Pictet & Cie
Law Firm of the Year, Caribbean WINNER: Appleby
WINNER: Appleby
RUNNER UP: Harneys
SHORTLISTED: Appleby, Conyers Dill & Pearman, Glinton Sweeting O'Brien, Graham Thompson, Harneys, Mourant Ozannes
Law Firm of the Year, Cyprus
WINNER: Andreas Neocleous & Co
RUNNER UP: Chrysses Demetriades & Co
SHORTLISTED: Andreas Neocleous & Co, Chrysses Demetriades & Co, Kinanis
Law Firm of the Year, Gibraltar
WINNER: Hassans
RUNNER UP: Isolas
SHORTLISTED: Cruz & Co, Hassans, Isolas, Triay & Triay
Law Firm of the Year, Guernsey
WINNER: Carey Olsen
RUNNER UP: Appleby
SHORTLISTED: Appleby, Babbe, Bedell Cristin, Carey Olsen, Collas Crill, Mourant Ozannes, Ogier
Law Firm of the Year, Hong Kong
WINNER: Baker & McKenzie
RUNNER UP: Withers
SHORTLISTED: Baker & McKenzie, Deacons, Hampton Winter and Glynn, Withers
Law Firm of the Year, Isle of Man
WINNER: Cains
RUNNER UP: Dougherty Quinn
SHORTLISTED: Appleby, Cains, Dougherty Quinn, Simcocks
Law Firm of the Year, Jersey
WINNER: Bedell Cristin
RUNNER UP: Carey Olsen
SHORTLISTED: Bedell Cristin, Carey Olsen, Collas Crill, Hanson Renouf, Mourant Ozannes, Ogier, Walkers
Law Firm of the Year, Luxembourg
WINNER: Baker & Mckenzie
RUNNER UP: Retter Attorneys
SHORTLISTED: Baker & Mckenzie, Bonn Steichen & Partners, Retter Attorneys, Rutsaert Legal
Law Firm of the Year, Malta
WINNER: Fenech & Fenech
RUNNER UP: Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates
SHORTLISTED: Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates, EMD Advocates, Fenech & Fenech, Ganado & Associates, Mamo TCV Advocates
Law Firm of the Year, Singapore
WINNER: Baker & McKenzie
RUNNER UP: Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co
SHORTLISTED: Baker & McKenzie, Colin Ng & Partners, Khattar Wong & Partners, Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co, Rajah Tann
Law Firm of the Year, Switzerland
WINNER: Withers
RUNNER UP: Baker & McKenzie
SHORTLISTED: Baker & McKenzie, Bar & Karrer, Charles Russell Speechlys, Froriep, Lalive, Lenz & Staehelin, Meyerlustenberger Lachenal, Schellenberg Wittmer Staiger, Schwald & Partners, Withers
Trust Company of the Year, Caribbean
WINNER: Appleby
RUNNER UP: Butterfield
SHORTLISTED: Appleby, Butterfield, CIBC Bank & Trust, Intertrust Group, Meritus, RBC Wealth Management
Trust Company of the Year, Gibraltar
WINNER: Whitmill Trust
RUNNER UP: Acquarius Trust Group
SHORTLISTED: Acquarius Trust Group, Line Group Limited, Whitmill Trust
Trust Company of the Year, Guernsey
WINNER: Saffery Champness
RUNNER UP: Butterfield
SHORTLISTED: Butterfield, Carey Group, Intertrust Heritage Group, Kleinwort Benson, Northern Trust, Praxis, RBC Wealth Management, Saffery Champness, Trust Corporation of the Channel Islands
Trust Company of the Year, Hong Kong
WINNER: RBC Wealth Management
RUNNER UP: Nerine
SHORTLISTED: HSBC Trustees, Nerine, RBC Wealth Management, The Hong Kong Trust Company, TMF Group
Trust Company of the Year, Isle of Man
WINNER: Equiom
RUNNER UP: Boston
SHORTLISTED: Appleby, Boston, Equiom, Fedelta, ILS, Knox House
Trust Company of the Year, Malta
WINNER: Sovereign Trust
RUNNER UP: Alter Domus
SHORTLISTED: Alter Domus, Amicorp, Bentley Trust, Claris Trustees & Fiduciaries, EMD Trust Services, Sovereign Trust, STM Malta
Trust Company of the Year, Jersey
WINNER: RBC Wealth Management
RUNNER UP: Sanne Group
SHORTLISTED: Affinity, Allied Trust, Appleby, Bedell Trust, Hawksford, Elian, Rawlinson & Hunter, RBC Wealth Management, Salamanca Group, Sanne Group
Trust Company of the Year, Singapore
WINNER: Trident Trust
RUNNER UP: Rothschild Trust
SHORTLISTED: Asiaciti Trust, BNP Paribas, EFG, Lion Trust, Portcullis Trust, Rothschild Trust, Trident Trust, Vistra
Trust Company of the Year, Switzerland
WINNER: Summit Trust International
RUNNER UP: Saffery Champness (Suisse)
SHORTLISTED: Butterfield Trust, Kendris, Quilvest, Rhone Trust, Saffery Champness (Suisse), Salamanca Group (Suisse), Salamanda Suisse Group, Summit Trust International
Editor's Choice Award
Nick Cawley (Bedell Trust)