Family Wealth Report Awards 2014

Categories

Nominations are now closed.

FAMILY OFFICE CATEGORIES

MULTI-FAMILY OFFICE (UP TO AND INCLUDING $4 BILLION AUM) Criteria for entry: MFOs with up to and including $4 billion AuM. MULTI-FAMILY OFFICE (ABOVE $4 BILLION AUM) Criteria for entry: MFOs with above $4 billion AuM. MULTI-FAMILY OFFICE (NATIONAL) Criteria for entry: MFOs with a genuinely national reach. MULTI-FAMILY OFFICE (REGIONAL) Criteria for entry: MFOs with a predominantly regional offering and client base. MULTI-FAMILY OFFICE (NEW ENTRANT) Criteria for entry: New MFO offering of any size or reach. MULTI-FAMILY OFFICE (CLIENT INITIATIVE) Criteria for entry: New initiatives for clients from MFOs of any size or reach. SINGLE FAMILY OFFICES Criteria for entry: Organizations servicing the investment, governance and reporting needs of only one family.

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PRIVATE BANKING CATEGORIES

US PRIVATE BANK Criteria for entry: Banking operations in the US that deliver a differentiated and high level of service to HNW and UHNW clients on a national level. CANADIAN PRIVATE BANK Criteria for entry: Banking operations in Canada that deliver a differentiated and high level of service to HNW and UHNW clients on a national level. REGIONAL US PRIVATE BANK Criteria for entry: Banking operations in the US that deliver a differentiated and high level of service to HNW and UHNW clients on a regional level. PRIVATE BANK - WEALTH STRUCTURING OFFERING Criteria for entry: Teams within private banks that deliver tailored wealth structuring solutions to HNW and UHNW clients. PRIVATE BANK - OFFERING FOR FAMILY OFFICES Criteria for entry: Teams within private banks that deliver tailored solutions to family offices.

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INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CATEGORIES

CANADIAN WEALTH MANAGEMENT OFFERING Criteria for entry: Non-bank wealth manager based in Canada. PRIVATE CLIENT INVESTMENT PLATFORM Criteria for entry: Investment platform specialising in servicing the investment needs of the HNW community. FUND MANAGER Criteria for entry: Collective investment manager with an investments range suitable for the HNW community. ALTERNATIVE ASSET MANAGER Criteria for entry: Collective investment manager with an alternative investments range suitable for the HNW community. ETF PROVIDER Criteria for entry: Asset/fund managers that manufacture exchange-traded products that are suitable for the HNW community. NATIONAL PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGER Criteria for entry: Wealth management businesses that deliver a differentiated and high level of service to HNW and UHNW clients on a national level. REGIONAL PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGER Criteria for entry: Wealth management businesses that deliver a differentiated and high level of service to HNW and UHNW clients on a regional level.

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MARKETING CATEGORIES

ONLINE CAMPAIGN Criteria for entry: Wealth managers or other private client practitioners who have used online channels to promote their services to private clients or to raise their profile either within the industry or to clients. PRINT CAMPAIGN Criteria for entry: Wealth managers or other private client practitioners who have used print media to promote their services to private clients or to raise their profile either within the industry or to clients. BRAND LAUNCH/RELAUNCH Criteria for entry: Most effective and innovative brand launch or re-launch in the private client world, either a whole business unit or a product/service within an existing business.

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PRIVATE CLIENT CATEGORIES

EFFECTIVE LEGAL TEAM Criteria for entry: Law firm team or barrister dedicated to private client issues. EFFECTIVE TAX/ACCOUNTANCY TEAM Criteria for entry: Team in accountancy firm/consultancy specialising in reporting, transacting or wealth structuring for private clients. INSTITUTIONAL TRUST OR FIDUCIARY COMPANY Criteria for entry: Entries only eligible from fiduciaries that are part of a non-fiduciary parent. INDEPENDENT TRUST OR FIDUCIARY COMPANY Criteria for entry: Entries only eligible from fiduciaries independant of larger non-fiduciary businesses.

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WEALTH MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY CATEGORIES

TRANSACTION PROCESSING SOLUTION Criteria for entry: Straight through processing, core banking. GLOBAL CUSTODIAN Criteria for entry: Custodians offering services to private client business. RISK PROFILING SOLUTION Criteria for entry: A technology solution to help wealth managers assess and document the risk appetite of clients. RISK MANAGEMENT SOLUTION Criteria for entry: Technology solution providers specialising in tools for wealth managers to manage risk. PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT Criteria for entry: Technology solution providers specialising in tools for managing clients' investment portfolios. CLIENT COMMUNICATIONS Criteria for entry: Technology solution providers specialising in tools for wealth managers to communicate with clients. CRM Criteria for entry: Client relationship management systems for wealth managers. ONBOARDING Criteria for entry: Technology solutions to help wealth managers bring new clients into their organization. OUTSOURCING SOLUTION Criteria for entry: Third party organizations providing business processes or systems to wealth management businesses.

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OTHER WEALTH MANAGEMENT CATEGORIES

INSURANCE SOLUTION Criteria for entry: Insurance provider or intermediary that provides specialist products and services to the HNW community. CONCIERGE SOLUTION Criteria for entry: Concierge service provider for the HNW community. LEADING INDIVIDUAL Criteria for entry: Age and experience is no bar but something special should mark out this individual working in the private client world. RISING STAR Criteria for entry: A wealth manager or private client professional under the age of 35 who is not yet in a senior management position but shows the potential to be a leading individual. PHILANTHROPY OFFERING Criteria for entry: Private client businesses or practitioners who advise individuals or families on their philanthropic activities. WOMEN IN WEALTH MANAGEMENT (INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTION) Criteria for entry: Women in wealth management who have inspired both colleagues and clients. WOMEN IN WEALTH MANAGEMENT (COMPANY CONTRIBUTION) Criteria for entry: For wealth management organisations which demonstrate support for women in their career development. LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT Criteria for entry: For individuals who have enhanced the standing of the local wealth management industry. OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO WEALTH MANAGEMENT THOUGHT LEADERSHIP Criteria for entry: Open to individuals or businesses that demonstrate an outstanding contribution to thought leadership in wealth management as demonstrated by contributions to periodicals and events specialising in wealth management.

Finalists

FAMILY OFFICE CATEGORIES   Multi-family office (up to and including $4 billion AuM).   Gresham Partners Lowenhaupt Global Advisors Pitcairn Vogel Consulting WE Family Offices   Multi-family office (above $4 Billion AuM) Abbot Downing Ascent Private Capital Management Aspiriant CTC Consulting/Harris my CFO   Multi-family office (National) Ascent Private Capital Management Bessemer Trust CTC Consulting/Harris my CFO GenSpring Family Offices Hawthorn, PNC Family Wealth   Multi-family office (Regional) Covenant Multifamily Offices Vogel Consulting   Multi-family office (new entrant) AM Global Family Investment Office Fieldpoint Private Rothstein Kass         PRIVATE BANKING CATEGORIES   US private bank Ascent Private Capital Management BNY Mellon Wealth Management Citi Private Bank Merrill Lynch Private Banking & Investment Group U.S. Trust   Canadian private bank Citi Private Bank RBC Wealth Management   Private bank – offering for family offices Ascent Private Capital Management Bessemer Trust BNY Mellon Wealth Management Citi Private Bank Hawthorn, PNC Family Wealth RBC Wealth Management   INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CATEGORIES   Private client investment platform Ascent Private Capital Management Brown Brothers Harriman Citi Private Bank Fortigent RBC Global Asset Management   Fund manager Bessemer Trust RBC Global Asset Management   Alternative asset manager Ascent Private Capital Management Citi Private Bank Crystal Capital Partners   National private wealth manager Abbot Downing Bessemer Trust BNY Mellon Wealth Management Convergent Wealth Advisors UBS Wealth Management Americas     Regional private wealth manager                           Covenant Multifamily Offices Del Monte Group First Republic Bank   MARKETING CATEGORIES   Brand launch/relaunch, print and online   Ascent Private Capital Management Crystal & Company Fortigent RBC Wealth Management   PRIVATE CLIENT CATEGORIES   Effective legal team Cantor & Webb Handler Thayer Kozusko Harris Duncan Withers Bergman   Effective tax/accountancy team Covenant Multifamily Offices Deloitte Rothstein Kass   WEALTH MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY CATEGORIES   Transaction Processing Solution SunGard Temenos   Global custodian Millennium Trust RBC Investor & Treasury Services   Risk profiling solution FinaMetrica SunGard   Risk management solution Trov Vestmark   Porfolio management Advent Software Archway Technology Partners Envestnet Envestnet Tamarac InvestEdge     Client communications Envestnet Tamarac Equipos InvestEdge TrustedFamily Wealth Access Inc   CRM System Advent Software Backstop Solutions Group Finantix   On-boarding Appway Finantix SunGard TrustedFamily   Outsourcing solution Envestnet Fortigent Private Client Resource Rothstein Kass SEI   OTHER WEALTH MANAGEMENT CATEGORIES   Insurance solution Crystal & Company PURE Trov   Concierge solution Cassford Management Lifestyle Advisory Majestery   Leading individual Ascent Private Capital Management (Michael Cole) BNY Mellon Wealth Management (Larry Hughes) Del Monte Group (Richard Del Monte) Purposeful Planning Institute (John A Warnick) RBC Wealth Management (John Taft)   Rising star Aspiriant (Jennifer Kenning) GenSpring Family Offices (Kevin Campbell) Strenta Family Office Services (Jill Shipley) TrustedFamily (Edouard Thijssen) UBS Wealth Management Americas (Judy Spalthoff)   Philanthropy offering Forbes Family Trust Foundation Source U.S. Trust   Women in wealth management (individual contribution) Bessemer Trust (Rebecca H Patterson) GenSpring Family Offices (Pat Soldano) Pershing (Kim Dellarocca) Pitcairn (Leslie C Voth) UBS Wealth Management Americas (Sharon Sager)   Women in wealth management (company contribution) Banyan Partners HTG Investment Advisors RBC Wealth Management U.S. Trust   Lifetime achievement Atlantic Trust (Edward I Rudman) Charles W Collier - submitted by Joe Reilly Pitcairn (Leslie C Voth) SEI (Alfred P West Jr) UBS Wealth Management Americas (Marty Halbfinger)   Outstanding contribution to wealth management thought leadership – Group A Bessemer Trust GenSpring Family Offices Hawthorn, PNC Family Wealth Pershing RBC Wealth Management   Outstanding contribution to wealth management thought leadership – Group B Accenture Family Office Exchange FamilyWealth Consulting (James Grubman) Institute for Preparing Heirs Scorpio Partnership