ILP Awards 2026 Shortlist

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The shortlist for the 2026 Investment Life & Pensions Moneyfacts Awards is:

Best Personal Pension Provider

Aegon
Aviva
Fidelity International
Legal & General
LV=
Prudential
Quilter
Royal London
Scottish Widows
Standard Life

Best SIPP Provider

@sipp
AJ Bell Investcentre
Aviva
DP Pensions
InvestAcc
IPM SIPP Administration
LV=
Standard Life
Whitehall Group
XPS Self Invested Pensions

Best SSAS Provider

Alltrust Services
Barnett Waddingham
Dentons
InvestAcc
Retirement Capital
SeaBridge SSAS
SSAS Practitioner
WBR Group
Whitehall Group
XPS Self Invested Pensions

Best Group Pension Provider

Aegon
Aviva
Legal & General
Prudential
Royal London
Scottish Widows
Smart Pension
Standard Life
The People’s Pension

Best Income Drawdown Provider

AJ Bell Investcentre
Aviva
Canada Life
Fidelity
Legal & General
LV=
Prudential
Quilter
Royal London
Standard Life

Best Equity Release Provider

Aviva
Canada Life
Just
Legal & General Home Finance
LiveMore Capital
LV=
more2life
Pure Retirement
Royal London Equity Release
Scottish Widows

Equity Release Adviser of the Year

Andy Wilson Financial Services
Family First Finance
Greenshoots Financial
Mortgage Advice Bureau Later Life
Personal Retirement Planning Ltd
Royal London Equity Release Advisers
The Orchard Practice
Viva Retirement Solutions

Best Annuity Provider

Aviva
Canada Life
Just
Legal & General
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M&G
Scottish Widows
Standard Life

Retirement Adviser of the Year

Britannic Place Financial Management Limited
Hansford Bell
IPS Capital
Kellands (Hale) Limited
Kingsfleet
Lawrence Clark Financial Planning
Lucent Financial Planning
Philpott Financial
Strategic Solutions Chartered Financial Planners
Velocity Financial Planning.

Best Stocks & Shares ISA Provider

AJ Bell Investcentre
Aviva
Barclays
Fidelity Adviser Solutions
Foresters Financial
HSBC
Lloyds Bank
NatWest
Santander
Scottish Friendly

Best Managed Portfolio Service (MPS) Provider

Brooks Macdonald
EQ Investors
Fairstone Investment Management
LGT Wealth Management
Omnis
Parmenion
Quilter
RBC Brewin Dolphin
Tatton Investment Management
Timeline

Best Multi-Manager Provider

Barclays
HSBC
Jupiter Asset Management
Liontrust
Pictet Asset Management
Premier Miton Investors
Quilter Investors
Santander Asset Management
Tatton Investment Management
Vanguard Asset Management

Best Discretionary Fund Manager

Brooks Macdonald
IBOSS Asset Management
Investec Wealth & Investment
PortfolioMetrix
Quilter Cheviot
Rathbone Investment Management
RBC Brewin Dolphin
Tatton Investment Management
Timeline
YOU Asset Management

Best Wrap/Platform

AJ Bell Investcentre
Aviva
Barclays
Fundment
Nucleus
Parmenion
Quilter
Transact
True Potential
Wealthtime

Best Structured Products Provider

Arcus
Causeway Securities
Dura Capital
Hilbert Investment Solutions
hop investing
IDAD
Mariana Capital
MB Structured Investments
Meteor Asset Management
Walker Crips Structured Investments

Best Structured Products Counterparty Provider

Barclays
BNP Paribas
CIBC
Citi
Crédit Agricole CIB
Goldman Sachs
HSBC
Morgan Stanley
Royal Bank of Canada
Santander
Societe Generale

Best ESG Provider

Aviva
CCLA Investment Management
Castlefield
EQ Investors
Impax Asset Management
Legal & General
Nucleus
Parmenion
Schroder Investment Solutions
TAM Asset Management

Best Ethical Investment Provider

Columbia Threadneedle Investments
EdenTree Investment Management
Greenbank Investments
King & Shaxson Ethical
Liontrust
M&G
Quilter Cheviot
Royal London Asset Management
Tavistock Asset Management
Triodos

Best Ethical Discretionary Fund Manager

EQ Investors
Evelyn Partners
Greenbank Investments
King & Shaxson Ethical
LGT Wealth Management
Quilter Cheviot
TAM Asset Management
Tatton Investment Management
Tavistock Asset Management
True Potential

Best Junior ISA Provider

AJ Bell Investcentre
Fidelity Adviser Solutions
Hargreaves Lansdown
Moneybox
NatWest
OneFamily
Quilter
Scottish Friendly
Shepherds Friendly
Wealthify

Investment Adviser of the Year

Britannic Place Financial Management Limited
Fidelius
GreenSky Wealth
Heritage & Co
Hitchell Financial Planning
Kellands (Hale) Limited
Kingsfleet
Lyndhurst Financial Management
Strategic Solutions Chartered Financial Planners
Velocity Financial Planning

Best Tax and Estate Planning Solutions Provider

Canada Life
Downing
Foresight Group
Octopus Investments
Puma Investments
Rathbones
Standard Life
TIME Investments
Triple Point
Utmost Wealth Solutions

Best Investment Bond Provider

Aviva
Canada Life
Chesnara Life
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Prudential
Quilter
Standard Life
Utmost Wealth Solutions

Best Venture Capital Trust Provider

Albion Capital
Baronsmead
Blackfinch
Foresight Group
Gresham House
Maven Capital Partners
Octopus Investments
Pembroke
Puma Investments
Triple Point

Tax and Estate Planner of the Year

Affluent Financial Planning Ltd
Britannic Place Financial Management Limited
Depledge Strategic Wealth Management Ltd
IPS Capital
Kellands (Hale) Limited
Kingsfleet
Mercer & Hole
New Forest Wealth Management Ltd
Rowley Turton (IFA) Ltd.
The Orchard Practice

Paraplanner of the Year

Harry Chambers - Amber River NI
Elliot Cload - The Orchard Practice
George Elliott - Quilter Cheviot
Rachael Martin - Strategic Solutions Chartered Financial Planners
Steven McBurnie - RBC Brewin Dolphin
Sarah Riley - Velocity Financial Planning
Andrew Stratton - SG Wealth Management Ltd
Jess Sykes - Britannic Place Financial Management Ltd
Damian Zhang - Quilter Cheviot

Best Income Protection Provider

Aviva
British Friendly
Cirencester Friendly
Holloway Friendly
Legal & General
LV=
Royal London
Shepherds Friendly
The Exeter
Vitality

Best Critical Illness Provider

Aviva
Guardian
HSBC
Legal & General
LV=
NFU Mutual
Royal London
Scottish Widows
VitalityLife
Zurich

Best Group Protection Provider

Aviva
Canada Life
Legal & General
Lutine Assurance
MetLife UK
Unum
VitalityLife
Yulife
Zurich

Protection Adviser of the Year

Brown & Brown Health and Employee Benefits
Depledge Strategic Wealth Management Ltd
Future Proof Limited
LifeSearch
The Orchard Practice
Vita

Best Private Medical Insurance Provider

Aviva UK Health
AXA Health
Bupa
Freedom Health
General & Medical
National Friendly
Saga
The Exeter
VitalityHealth
WPA

Best Investment Service

Aviva
Octopus Investments
Parmenion
Quilter
Rathbones Asset Management
Royal London Asset Management
Tatton Investment Management
TIME Investments
True Potential

Best Protection Service

Aviva
British Friendly
Cirencester Friendly
Guardian
Legal & General
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MetLife UK
Royal London
Shepherds Friendly
The Exeter

Best Claims Support

Aviva
British Friendly
Health Shield
Holloway Friendly
LV=
MetLife UK
Royal London
Shepherds Friendly
VitalityLife
Zurich

Best Healthcare Service

Aviva UK Health
AXA Health
Benenden Health
Bupa
Health Shield
National Friendly
Simplyhealth
VitalityHealth
Westfield Health
WPA

Best Pension Service

Aviva
Dentons
InvestAcc
Legal & General
Quilter
Royal London
Scottish Widows
Standard Life
Whitehall Group
XPS Self Invested Pensions

Best Equity Release Service

Aviva
Canada Life
Just
Legal & General Home Finance
LV=
more2life
OneFamily
Pure Retirement
Scottish Widows
Standard Life Home Finance

Best Structured Products Service

Arcus
Causeway Securities
Dura Capital
Hilbert Investment Solutions
hop investing
IDAD
Mariana Capital
MB Structured Investments
Meteor Asset Management
Walker Crips Structured Investments

Structured Products Adviser of the Year

Anomaly Consultants
Best Advice Wealth Management
Best Price Financial Services
First Wealth
Partners Wealth Management

Best Online Service

Aviva
Fidelity
Fundment
Legal & General
Parmenion
Quilter
Royal London
Standard Life
Transact
True Potential

Service Beyond the Call of Duty

Hilbert Investment Solutions
InvestAcc
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Pure Retirement
Royal London
Shepherds Friendly
Standard Life
TIME Investments
True Potential
WBR Group

Best Use of Technology in the Investment Life & Pensions Sector

Barnett Waddingham
Dynamic Planner
Festina Finance
Iress
LifeSearch
Mabel Insights
Quilter
Santander
Seccl
Tatton Investment Management
True Potential
Zedra

Innovation Award

Advise Wise (Cost Calculator)
Hilbert Investment Solutions (Protect 90)
Just (FTI)
more2life (Omni)
The People's Pension (Pension Consolidation Calculator)
Royal London (Centralised Retirement Proposition Support)
TPT Retirement Solutions (Managed income for life)
WBR Group (Digital onboarding)

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