Magic Circle Awards Results 2017
Tomorrow Club Award
WINNER: Alex Balfour, Smith & Williamson
SHORTLISTED: Zoya Ageeva (Barclays), Alex Balfour (Smith & Williamson), Samuel Chung (Citi Private Bank), Oliver Chew (Stonehage Fleming), Emma Furzer (Fairway Trust), Archie MacLellan (Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management), Lara Wulwik (Simons Muirhead & Burton)
Wealth Professional Award
WINNER: Mark Pearce, Irwin Mitchell
SHORTLISTED: Michael Bull (Quilter Cheviot), Katie Cooper (Barclays), Mark Pearce (Irwin Mitchell), Edward Porter (Michelmores), Ekaterina Savyeleva (Plurimi), Phyllis Towsend (Baker McKenzie)
Career Achievement Award
WINNER: David Kilshaw, EY
SHORTLISTED: Jonathan Burt (Harcus Sinclair), Simon Jennings (Rawlinson & Hunter), David Kilshaw (EY), Jurga McCluskey (Deloitte), Clare Stirzaker (PwC)
Entrepreneurial Individual of the Year
WINNER: Saleem Sheikh, GSC Solicitors
SHORTLISTED: James Painter (Enhance), Nick Parker (Riverpeak Wealth), Keith Schilling (Schillings), Saleem Sheikh (GSC Solicitors), Paula Steele (John Lamb), Ayesha Vardag (Vardags)
Outstanding Individual of the Year
WINNER: Ros Bever, Irwin Mitchell
SHORTLISTED: Ros Bever (Irwin Mitchell), Sue Laing (Boodle Hatfield), Robert Macro (Druces), Geoff Melamet (HMSA), Anthony Poulton (Baker McKenzie), Michael Shimmin (Fedelta), Nick Tucker (UBS Wealth Management)
Woman of the Year
WINNER: Elaine Graham, ZEDRA
SHORTLISTED: Shona Baijal (UBS Wealth Management), Sheila Dean (Equiom), Elaine Graham (Zedra), Salpy Kouyoumijan (Boodle Hatfield), Amy Lazenby (Close Brothers Asset Management), Sophie Rogerson (RFR - The Property Private Office), Lisa Spearman (Mercer & Hole), Clare Usher-Wilson (Summit Trust International)
Diversity/Gender Programme of the Year – Large, Institutional
WINNER: Withers
RUNNER UP: Deloitte
SHORTLISTED: BDO, Deloitte, EY, KPMG, UBS Wealth Management, Withers
Accountancy Firm of the Year – Large
WINNER: BDO
RUNNER UP: KPMG
SHORTLISTED: BDO, Deloitte, EY, Grant Thornton, KPMG, PwC, RSM, Smith & Williamson
Accountancy Firm of the Year
WINNER: Rawlinson & Hunter
RUNNER UP: Dixon Wilson
SHORTLISTED: Blick Rothenberg, Crowe Clark Whitehill, Dixon Wilson, MacIntyre Hudson, Rawlinson & Hunter, Saffery Champness
Tax Advisory Firm of the Year
WINNER: Rawlinson & Hunter
RUNNER UP: KPMG
SHORTLISTED: Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC, Rawlinson & Hunter, Wiggin Osborne Fullerlove
Financial Advisory Firm of the Year
WINNER: Cazenove Capital
RUNNER UP: Brooks Macdonald
SHORTLISTED: Brooks Macdonald, Cazenove Capital, Close Brothers Asset Management, Riverpeak Wealth, Saunderson House, Tilney
Charity Investment Manager of the Year
WINNER: Cazenove Charities
RUNNER UP: Rathbone Investment Management
SHORTLISTED: Cazenove Charities, Close Brothers Asset Management, Quilter Cheviot, Rathbone Investment Management, Waverton Investment Management
Charity Law Firm of the Year
WINNER: Maurice Turnor Gardner
RUNNER UP: Farrer & Co
SHORTLISTED: Bates Wells Braithwaite, Berwin Leighton Paisner, Bircham Dyson Bell, Edwin Coe, Farrer & Co, Maurice Turnor Gardner, Mills & Reeve, Withers
Family/Matrimonial Law Firm of the Year – Boutique
WINNER: Irwin Mitchell
RUNNER UP: Farrer & Co
SHORTLISTED: Boodle Hatfield, Charles Russell Speechlys, Cripps, Farrer & Co, Irwin Mitchell, Mills & Reeve, Mishcon De Reya, Penningtons Manches, Weightmans
Property Law Firm of the Year
WINNER: Forsters
RUNNER UP: Mishcon de Reya
SHORTLISTED: Charles Russell Speechlys, Child & Child, Farrer & Co, Forsters, Howard Kennedy, Mishcon De Reya, Pemberton Greenish, Taylor Wessing
Law Firm of the Year – Switzerland
WINNER: Lenz & Staehelin
RUNNER UP: Bär & Karrer
SHORTLISTED: Bär & Karrer, Charles Russell Speechlys, Collyer Bristow, FBT Avocats, Lenz & Staehelin, Schellenberg Wittmer
Lawyer of the Year
WINNER: Ashley Crossley, Baker McKenzie
SHORTLISTED: Ashley Crossley (Baker McKenzie), Alexander Dickinson (Bond Dickinson), Arabella Murphy (Maurice Turnor Gardner), Shai Pines (Hamburger Evron & Co), Joshua Rubenstein (Katten Muchin Rosenman), Simon Rylatt (Boodle Hatfield), Pat Saini (Penningtons Manches), Chris Scott (Schillings), Catriona Syed (Charles Russell Speechlys)
Law Firm of the Year – London
WINNER: Hunters Incorporating May, May and Merrimans
RUNNER UP: Burges Salmon
SHORTLISTED: Baker McKenzie, Boodle Hatfield, Burges Salmon, Hunters incorporating May, May and Merrimans, Penningtons Manches, Stephenson Harwood, Wedlake Bell
Law Firm of the Year – Regional
WINNER: Bond Dickinson
RUNNER UP: Mills & Reeve
SHORTLISTED: Bond Dickinson, Charles Russell Speechlys, Cripps, Michelmores, Mills & Reeve, Pinsent Masons
Immigration Law Firm of the Year
WINNER: Charles Russell Speechlys
RUNNER UP: Laura Devine Solicitors
SHORTLISTED: Charles Russell Speechlys, Kingsley Napley, Laura Devine Solicitors, Mishcon De Reya, Penningtons Manches
International Law Firm of the Year
WINNER: Baker McKenzie
RUNNER UP: Carey Olsen
SHORTLISTED: Appleby, Baker McKenzie, Bedell Cristin, Carey Olsen, Conyers Dill & Pearman, Gideon Koren & Co, Goldman, Erlich, Edelstein, Avigad & Co, Mourant Ozannes, Stephenson Harwood
International Law Firm of the Year – USA
WINNER: McDermott Will & Emery
RUNNER UP: Withers
SHORTLISTED: Bryan Cave, Butler Snow, Katten Muchin Rosenman, McDermott Will & Emery, Withers
Private Bank of the Year – Boutique
WINNER: Lombard Odier
RUNNER UP: C. Hoare & Co
SHORTLISTED: Adam & Co, Arbuthnot Latham, C. Hoare & Co, J Safra Sarasin, Lombard Odier, Mirabaud
Private Bank of the Year – International
WINNER: UBS Wealth Management
RUNNER UP: Julius Baer
SHORTLISTED: Barclays, Berenberg, Brown Shipley, Coutts, EFG Private Bank, HSBC Private Bank, JP Morgan, Julius Baer, UBS Wealth Managemen
Private Wealth Managers
WINNER: Smith & Williamson
RUNNER UP: Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management
SHORTLISTED: Brooks Macdonald, Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management, Cazenove Capital, Close Brothers Asset Management, LGT Vestra, Smith & Williamson
Private Banker/Investment Manager of the Year
WINNER: James Fairbairn, Rothschild
SHORTLISTED: Elissa Bayer (Investec), Charlotte Beazley (Berenberg), James Fairbairn (Rothschild), Louise Hartley (Citi Private Bank), Quentin Holland (PQR Financial Planning part of the TPO Group), Theophanis Theophanous (Barclays)
Private Client Asset Manager of the Year – Boutique
WINNER: London & Capital
RUNNER UP: Veritas Investment Management
SHORTLISTED: Bordier & Cie, London & Capital, Ruffer, SCM Direct, Veritas Investment Management
Private Client Asset Manager of the Year – Institutional
WINNER: Rathbone Investment Management
RUNNER UP: Tilney
SHORTLISTED: GAM, Investec, James Hambro, Quilter Cheviot, Rathbone Investment Management, Tilney
Private Investment Office of the Year
WINNER: Stonehage Fleming
RUNNER UP: Stanhope Capital
SHORTLISTED: Capital Generation Partners, Cazenove Capital, LGT Vestra, Plurimi, Sandaire, Stanhope Capital, Stonehage Fleming
Trust Company of the Year – Independent
WINNER: ZEDRA
RUNNER UP: First Names Group
SHORTLISTED: Crestbridge, Equiom, Estera, First Names Group, JTC, SANNE, Summit Trust International, Volaw Group, ZEDRA
Trust Company of the Year – Independent
WINNER: ZEDRA
RUNNER UP: First Names Group
SHORTLISTED: Crestbridge, Equiom, Estera, First Names Group, JTC, SANNE, Summit Trust International, Volaw Group, ZEDRA
Trust Company of the Year – Institutional
WINNER: R&H Trust
RUNNER UP: Saffery Champness
SHORTLISTED: Butterfield Trust, Northern Trust, RBC Wealth Management, R&H Trust, Saffery Champness
Trustee of the Year
WINNER: Lisa Vizia, Saffery Champness
SHORTLISTED: Siobhan Crick (SANNE), Stella Mitchell-Voisin (Summit Trust International), Martyn Russell (Equiom), Ana Ventura (Stonehage Fleming), Lisa Vizia (Saffery Champness), Andrew Walters (Trust Corporation International)
Investment Monitoring and Consulting Company of the Year
WINNER: Asset Risk Consultants
RUNNER UP: Peritus
SHORTLISTED: Asset Risk Consultants, Enhance, IAM (International Asset Monitor), JTFM, Peritus
Family Office of the Year
WINNER: Crestbridge
RUNNER UP: Mayfair Private
SHORTLISTED: Boston, Crestbridge, LJ Partnership, Maitland, Mayfair Private, Ocorian
Technology Vendor of the Year
WINNER: Suggestus (powered by Asset Risk Consultants)
RUNNER UP: Touchstone
SHORTLISTED: Avaloq, Profile Software, Suggestus (powered by Asset Risk Consultants), Touchstone
Technology Innovation of the Year
WINNER: UBS Wealth Management (UBS SmartWealth)
SHORTLISTED: Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management, Capital Generation Partners, Kingsley Napley, PwC, Rathbone Investment Management, UBS Wealth Management (UBS SmartWealth)
Editor's Choice Award
Khaled Said, Capital Generation Partners