Berry & Oak, led by Sarah and Andrew Elson(pictured, middle), picked up the Adviser Firm of the Year - North East, Best Client Engagement (Advisers) and the big gong - UK Adviser Firm of the Year.

Legal & General Investment Management also won double, picking up the Best Multi-Asset Group and Best Multi-Asset Fund Range: Volatility Managed awards. Premier had dominated the multi-asset awards, which are based on data as well as judges' opinions, for the last couple of years.

In the three platform categories, Standard Life took home two awards - one for its Wrap platform and one for Elevate. AJ Bell picked up the Best Platform for Advisers (AUA over £25bn) gong. 

Professional Adviser editor Tom Ellis said: "It's fantastic we are able to put on these awards to identify, honour and celebrate all the very best from our readers the financial adviser community.

"We are proud that so many financial advice firms took the time and effort to return our detailed case study - kindly provided and created by CISI head of financial planning Jaqueline Lockie. They gave our set of committed judges a tough enough time picking the winners."

He added: "The regional adviser firm winners, some of which were returning champions, all fully deserved their awards and we were proud to honour Berry & Oak by giving them the overall adviser firm gong. 

"They were fantastic winners and, of course, so was everyone else, from Paraplanner of the Year Lindsay John to Best Adviser Website winner Red Circle Financial Planning, as well as the winners from the Multi-Asset categories, the platforms, discretionary managers and adviser support services."

 

Full 2020 roll of honour

 

PA Personality of the Year

Anna Sofat, CEO, Addidi Wealth

 

Adviser Firm of the Year - UK

Winner: Berry & Oak

 

Adviser Firm of the Year - London

Winner: Foster Denovo

Highly commended: NLP Financial Management

Adviser Firm of the Year - Midlands & East Anglia

Winner: Montage Wealth Management

Highly commended: Redbourne Wealth Management

Adviser Firm of the Year - North East

Winner: Berry & Oak

Adviser Firm of the Year - North West

Winner: Financial Management Bureau

Highly commended: Pensionhelp

Adviser Firm of the Year - South East

Winner: Wingate Financial Planning

Adviser Firm of the Year - South West & Wales

Winner: Continuum Financial Services

Highly commended: Attivo Financial Planning

 

Best Financial Advisers To Work For

This year, the following 13 companies were adjudged to have made the grade:

Attivo Group

Boolers

Castlefield Partners

Edward Bond Associates

Financial Management Bureau

Fiscal Engineers

Informed Financial Planning

Kymin Financial Services

Lucas Fettes Financial Planning

Niche IFA

NLP Financial Management

Old Mill Financial Planning

Quilter Private Client Advisers

 

Paraplanner of the Year

Winner: Lindsay John, EQ Investors

Highly commended: Andy Turner, Kellands (Hale)

Tax-efficient Adviser of the Year

Winner: Rowley Turton

Best Advice Network

Winner: Best Practice IFA Group

 

Best Adviser Website

Winner: Red Circle Financial Planning

Highly commended: Montage Wealth Management

Best Support Services for Advisers (Generalist)

Winner: The SimplyBiz Group

Best Support Services for Advisers (Specialist)

Winner: NextGen Planners

Best Technology Provider (Planning)

Winner: CashCalc

Highly commended: Micap

Best Technology Provider (Practice management)

Winner: Intelliflo

Best Client Engagement (Advisers)

Winner: Berry & Oak

Best Client Engagement (Providers)

Winner: PortfolioMetrix

Highly commended: Old Mutual Wealth

 

Best Platform for Advisers (AUA over £25bn)

Winner: AJ Bell

Highly commended: Fidelity FundsNetwork

Best Platform for Advisers (AUA under £25bn)

Winner: Standard Life Elevate

Best Platform for Discretionary Management

Winner: Standard Life Wrap

Highly commended: Novia Financial

Best Discretionary Fund Manager

Winner: James Hambro & Partners

Highly commended: Charles Stanley

Best Model Portfolio Service

Winner: FE Investments

Best Ratings/Research Service for Advisers

Winner: FE fundinfo

Best Risk-Profiling Service for Advisers

Winner: FinaMetrica

Highly commended: Dynamic Planner

Special mention: Be-IQ

 

Multi-Asset Fund Group of the Year

Winner: Legal & General Investment Management

Best Multi-Asset Fund: Rising Income

Winner: Architas Diversified Real Assets

Best Multi-Asset Fund: High Income

Winner: Kames - Diversified Monthly Income

Best Multi-Asset Fund: Long-Term Growth

Winner: Royal London Sustainable Diversified Trust

Best Multi-Asset Fund: Positive Return

Winner: SVS Church House Tenax Absolute Return Strategies

Best Multi-Asset Fund Range: Volatility Managed

Winner: Legal & General Multi-Index Funds

 

Many congratulations to all this year's winners from everyone at Professional Adviser

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