2026 Headlinemoney Awards shortlists


We’re delighted to reveal the Journalism and PR and Communications shortlists for the 2026 Headlinemoney Awards!

A huge congratulations to everyone named. Just making it onto a Headlinemoney Awards shortlist is an achievement, and the competition has been fierce, so well done to all involved.

Book your table here to attend the 2026 Headlinemoney Awards held on Tuesday 23 June, at a new venue, The London Hilton Park Lane. 


Journalism Awards

B2B Journalist of the Year


Lukas Becker, Risk.net
Jaskeet Briah, COVER Magazine
Selin Bucak, Freelance
Harry Curtis, for work at Insurance Post
Emma Ann Hughes, Insurance Post
Scott McGee, Insurance Post
David Thorpe, FT Adviser

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B2B Title of the Year


Citywire New Model
FT Adviser
Investment Week
Money Marketing
Professional Adviser
Room151


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Broadcast Journalist of the Year


Iona Bain, Freelance
Sophie Downes, Citywire
Felicity Hannah, Freelance
Holly Mead, Freelance
Peter Ruddick, BBC News
Andy Webb, Be Clever With Your Cash
Holly Mead, Freelance


Commentator of the Year


Claer Barrett, Financial Times
Dan Cooper, Money Marketing
Jen Frost, Professional Adviser
 Stephanie Hawthorne, FT Adviser
Callum Mason, The i Paper
Rachel Rickard Straus, The Daily Mail & This is Money
Harry Wallop, Freelance (The Times & Sunday Times)

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Consumer Champion of the Year


Adele Cooke, The Sun
Helen Crane, This is Money
Scott Dixon, Candis Magazine
Sally Hamilton, The Daily Mail
Tony Hetherington, The Mail on Sunday

Consumer Money Journalist of the Year


Adele Cooke, The Sun
Charlotte Gifford, The Telegraph
George Nixon, The Times & Sunday Times
Laura Purkess, Freelance
Madeleine Ross, The Telegraph
Jack Simpson, The Times & Sunday Times

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Consumer Money Title of the Year


Be Clever With Your Cash
Money Box - BBC Radio 4
MoneySavingExpert.com
Telegraph Money
The Daily Mail & This is Money
Which? Money

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Freelance Journalist of the Year


Ruth Emery
Ruth Jackson-Kirby
Holly Mead
Samantha Partington
Laura Purkess

Independent Financial Content Creator of the Year


Maddy Alexander-Grout, Mad About Money
Jordon Cox, The Coupon King
Helen Dewdney, The Complaining Cow
Hannah Duncan , Hannah's Blog
Matilda Littler, A Millennial Saver
Gabriel Nussbaum, That Money Guy

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Nations and Regions Journalist of the Year


Hannah Baker, BusinessLive/Bath Chronicle/Bristol Post
Chris Burn, The Yorkshire Post
Rosemary Gallagher, The Scotsman
Elliot Gulliver-Needham, for work at City AM
Alistair Houghton, BusinessLive
Peter Ranscombe, Freelance (Scottish Field)
Greg Wright, The Yorkshire Post

Rising Star of the Year (B2B)


Julian Bovill, Citywire
Sofia Gerace, MLex
George McDade, Insurance Times
Harry McNeil, for work at Insurance Times
Harriet Scott, Insurance Times
Linus Uhlig, Investment Week

Rising Star of the Year (Consumer)


Eimear Devlin, Money Box
Mary Downer, The Times & Sunday Times
Holly Lanyon, Which? Money
Alice Wright, The Times & Sunday Times
Brad Young, Sky News

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Savings Journalist of the Year


Chiara Cavaglieri, Which? Money
James Fitzgerald, POLITICO
Charlotte Gifford, The Telegraph
George Nixon, The Times & Sunday Times
Laura Purkess, Freelance

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Specialist Awards

General Insurance Journalist of the Year

Harry Curtis, for work at Insurance Post
Abbie Day, Insurance Insider
Matthew Jenkin, Which? Money
Scott McGee, Insurance Post
George Nixon, The Times & The Sunday Times
Damisola Sulaiman, for work at Insurance Post


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Investment Journalist of the Year (B2B)

Cristian Angeloni, Investment Week
Selin Bucak, Freelance
Hannah Duncan, Freelance
 Jen Frost, Professional Adviser
Jeremy Gordon, Citywire


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Investment Journalist of the Year (Consumer)

James Baxter-Derrington, The Telegraph
Harvey Dorset, The Daily Mail & This is Money
James Fitzgerald, POLITICO
Elliot Gulliver-Needham, POLITICO
Holly Mead, Freelance
Rachel Rickard Straus, The Daily Mail & This is Money


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Mortgage & Property Journalist of the Year (B2B)

Chole Cheung, FT Adviser
Tom Dunstan, FT Adviser
Jessica O’Connor, The Intermediary
Anna Sagar, for work at Mortgage Solutions


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Mortgage & Property Journalist of the Year (Consumer)

Aasma Day, The i Paper
Lucy Evans, The Daily Mail, This is Money & The Mail on Sunday
Callum Mason, The i Paper
Laura Purkess, Freelance
Jess Sharp, Sky News
Jack Simpson, The Times & Sunday Times


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Pensions Journalist of the Year (B2B)

Mona Dohle, Net Zero Investor & Room151
Martin George, Local Government Chronicle
Sahar Nazir, for work at Professional Adviser
Martin Richmond, Professional Pensions
Nick Reeve, Pensions Expert


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Pensions Journalist of the Year (Consumer)

Jessica Beard, The Daily Mail & This is Money
Megan Harwood-Baynes, The Times & Sunday Times
Tanya Jefferies, The Daily Mail & This is Money
Laura Purkess, Freelance
Rob White, The Telegraph


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Protection Journalist of the Year

Jaskeet Briah, COVER Magazine
Tom Dunstan, FT Adviser
Ima Jackson, FT Adviser
Tabitha Lambie, Money Marketing
Cameron Roberts, COVER Magazine
Momodou Touray, Money Marketing


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Story of the Year Awards

B2B Story of the Year


ChatGPT is changing how clients find advisers, Sahar Nazir, Professional Adviser
Dubai trips and sacked advisers: What happened to SJP’s second-biggest AR, Julian Bovill, Citywire New Model Adviser
Editor's view: CEO's 'offensive' all-staff email – the jumbotron is always on, Jen Frost, Professional Adviser
Saba saga 'should come as no surprise' and serves as 'a wakeup call to boards' no matter the outcome, 
Linus Uhlig, Investment Week
Special Report: Everything you need to know about selling to a consolidator in 2025, Daniel Grote, Citywire New Model Adviser
What is happening at FNZ?, Victoria Bell, Citywire

Broadcast of the Year


Cash Chats (Episode 462), Amelia Murray & Andy Webb, Be Clever With Your Cash
Navigating a Terminal Illness, Felicity Hannah, James Graham, Helen Ledwick & Jess Quayle, Money Box Live - BBC Radio 4
Pay Slip Britain: What happened to your pay?, Nick Holland, BBC Radio 4
Savings hacks that actually work, Lucy Andrews & Holly Mead, Feel Better About Money, The Times
Trump tariff shock rocks the markets: What happens next?,
Lee Boyce, Helen Crane, Georgie Frost & Simon Lambert, This Is Money

Diversity and Financial Inclusion Story of the Year


Banking with dementia, Grace Witherden, Which? Money
'Common error' could leave thousands of women out of pocket in pensions - without realising,
Megan Harwood-Baynes, Sky News
Financial abuse: The silent crime advisers must learn to detect, Sahar Nazir, Professional Adviser

Five ways financial services can adapt for neurodivergence,
Hannah Duncan, The Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment
How millions with illnesses like arthritis or asthma can get £30,000 FREE for home improvements, Toby Walne, The Daily Mail
Smashing the class ceiling in insurance, Damisola Sulaiman, Insurance Post

The 'stark' impact of tax and pensions changes on special needs families, Jen Frost, Professional Adviser

ESG Story of the Year


Anger as HSBC ‘bulldozes’ its coal policy with billion-dollar Glencore deal,
César Molinares Dueñas, Nick Ferris & Josephine Moulds, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism

Are you bankrolling the climate crisis?, Chiara Cavaglieri, Which? Money
Big Interview: Steve Tooze, Extinction Rebellion, Damisola Sulaiman, Insurance Post

Pressure grows on UK LGPS funds over Israel divestment, Dominic Webb, Responsible Investor
The People's Pension moves £28bn from State Street citing stewardship misalignment, Mona Dohle, Net Zero Investor

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Personal Finance Story of the Year


'Common error' could leave thousands of women out of pocket in pensions - without realising,
Megan Harwood-Baynes, Sky News
Deepfake of fund manager Anthony Bolton could savage your savings in 'pump and dump' shares scam,
Harvey Dorset, The Mail on Sunday

Exclusive: Huge change to childcare rules that could save parents hundreds of pounds as government clamps down on unfair fees, Laura Purkess, The Sun
Exposed: How delivery drivers are targeting mums on the school run in the cash-for-crash epidemic... and then pocketing £1,000 per claim from garages, Mauricio Alencar & Tom Kelly, The Daily Mail
Is your home insurance weatherproof?, Matthew Jenkin, Which? Money
'My £5,700 energy bill was cancelled because supplier broke rules', Dan Whitworth, BBC News
The scandal of the ‘worthless’ family trusts sold to beat inheritance tax, Charlotte Gifford, The Telegraph

PR & Communications Awards

Expert of the Year

Alice Haine, Bestinvest
Jason Hollands, Evelyn Partners & Bestinvest
Martyn James, Martyn James Media
Lindsay James, Quilter
Rajan Lakhani, Plum
Sean McCann, NFU Mutual
Molly Mileham-Chappell, TopCashback
Russ Mould, AJ Bell
George Sweeney, Finder
 Andrew Tully, Nucleus

PR Agency of the Year

Boldspace
City Road Communications
Lansons
MHP Group
SEC Newgate UK
 the lang cat

Press Team of the Year (in-house)

Aviva
Aviva Investors
Morningstar
Nationwide
PensionBee
Schroders
Skipton Building Society

Rising Star PR Professional of the Year

Sophie Barber, Finder
Crofton Bonney, Square 1 Media
Kirsty Cantwell, Plum
Amelia Duck, OneFamily
Frances McNab, Rathbones
Beth Meyer, Aviva
Sarah Puttock, People's Partnership
Gloria Teichmann, TopCashback
Elisha Wijesekera, VCCP Roar

Thought Leadership Media Campaign - Financial Advice

AJ Bell for ‘Pension Tax Lock’
PensionBee for ‘The 10-day Pension Switch Guarantee’
Quilter & Third City for ‘Financial Imposter Syndrome’
Quilter & Edelman Smithfield for ‘Quilter Retirement Lifestyle Report 2025’
Scottish Friendly for ‘Family Finance Tracker- JISA reform campaign’
Standard Life for ‘Retirement Voice 2025’
The ABI, Pensions UK & Third City for ‘Strengthen Your Pension’

Thought Leadership Media Campaign - General Interest

Aviva for ‘Building Future Communities’
Santander & MHP Group for ‘Fixing the Broken Change’
Aberdeen for ‘Savings Ladder’
Skipton Group for ‘Skipton Group Home Affordability Index’
Fidelity International for ‘The Longevity Revolution: Preparing for a New Reality’
 Yorkshire Building Society for ‘The Need for Financial Education

Banking PR of the Year

Hannah Kolarski-Daniels, Spring (Paragon Bank)
Vix Leyton, thinkmoney
James McCaffrey, TotallyMoney
Rachel Springall, Moneyfacts Group Plc

Insurance & Protection PR of the Year

Kevin Carr, Carr Consulting & Communications
Emilia Dunn, VCCP Roar
Dan McMillan, AXA UK
Olivia Peacock, LV=

Investment PR of the Year

Gregor Davidson, Quilter
Thomas Green, Aviva Investors
Jason Hollands, Evelyn Partners & Bestinvest
Jemma Jackson, Aberdeen Investments
Madhu Kalia, Hargreaves Lansdown
Andrew McLagan, St. James's Place (SJP)
Jack Pattinson, AJ Bell

Mortgage PR of the Year

Joe Dearnley, Skipton Building Society
David Hollingworth, L&C Mortgages
Jordan Lott, Paragon Bank
Nicholas Mendes, John Charcol
Rachel Springall, Moneyfacts Group

Pensions PR of the Year

Phil Hall, The Society of Pension Professionals
Myron Jobson, Rathbones
Jack Pattinson, AJ Bell
Sarah Puttock, People's Partnership
Mark Smith, Pensions UK
Cali Sullivan, Pensions UK

Savings PR of the Year

Alex Berry, Quilter
Kirsty Cantwell, Plum
Caitlyn Eastell, Moneyfacts
Laura Fozard, Yorkshire Building Society
Nicki Gwyer, OneFamily
Hannah Kolarski-Daniels, Spring (Paragon Bank)
Matthew Mckenna, Finder
Rachel Springall, Moneyfacts Group

Overall Performance Awards

Outstanding Achievement Award


Our annual Outstanding Achievement Award is presented to an individual whose work has had a significant, beneficial impact within the sphere of financial services media.

Please use this nomination form to send us your suggestions for this year's winner.

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Headlinemoney Journalist of the Year


The overall award is made to the outstanding financial journalist of 2025.

This award will be announced on the night.

Headlinemoney PR Professional of the Year
(in-house or agency)


The overall award is made to the outstanding financial PR of 2025.

This award will be announced on the night.