How the judging panel reached the shortlists

At the heart of the judging process for the International Fund & Product Awards is an experienced panel of industry experts. This year they assessed completed entry forms from more than 40 product providers across 14 separate categories, from funds to international life companies and from healthcare to structured products and banking. While this represents a very broad range of financial services, the judges were assessing the same factors across these categories, including: Commitment to target market; Security and levels of support offered by parent group; Appropriateness of prod...