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.
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Journalism Awards
B2B Journalist of the Year
Lukas Becker, Risk.net
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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
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
Personal Finance Story of the Year
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
PR Agency of the Year
Press Team of the Year (in-house)
Rising Star PR Professional of the Year
Thought Leadership Media Campaign - Financial Advice
Thought Leadership Media Campaign - General Interest
Banking PR of the Year
Insurance & Protection PR of the Year
Investment PR of the Year
Mortgage PR of the Year
Pensions PR of the Year
Savings PR of the Year
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.
Headlinemoney Journalist of the Year
The overall award is made to the outstanding financial journalist of 2025.
Headlinemoney PR Professional of the Year
(in-house or agency)
The overall award is made to the outstanding financial PR of 2025.
