B2B Story of the Year
Christian Mayes, Portfolio Adviser, collects the trophy of behalf of Lauren Hardy, Portfolio Adviser, from David Worsfold, Headlinemoney’s Awards Chair, and Awards host Rachel Parris.
WINNER:
Calls for judicial review into FCA as investment trust sector faces extinction, Lauren Hardy, Portfolio Adviser
With so many great stories this was a tough category for the judging panel, so hearty congratulations go to Lauren Hardy from Portfolio Adviser for her story Calls for judicial review into FCA as investment trust sector faces extinction .
“When you make the regulator jump and change the rules, you know you have a story that has hit the mark,” commented one judge. “The story required thorough research and included lots of relevant data, carefully curated to add weight to the investigation. There is a clear cause, effect and solution put forward and the article has clearly had an impact,” observed another.
Highly Commended:
GoStudent, the $3 billion edtech darling, scaled fast and partied hard. The result was a mess, Tasmin Lockwood and Riddhi Kanetkar, Business Insider
Well done to Business Insider’s Tasmin Lockwood and Riddhi Kanetkar for their piece GoStudent, the $3 billion edtech darling, scaled fast and partied hard . The result was a mess, which earned praise from the judges as a “very thoroughly researched and engagingly written piece shining a spotlight on this company's practices and ethics”.
Shortlist
Calls for judicial review into FCA as investment trust sector faces extinction, Lauren Hardy, Portfolio Adviser
Dead Happy puts murderer Harold Shipman in advert, Simoney Kyriakou, FT Adviser
Founder of VC firm DN Capital accused of sexual harassment by former employees — allegations he denies, Freya Pratty and Tim Smith, Sifted
GoStudent, the $3 billion edtech darling, scaled fast and partied hard. The result was a mess, Tasmin Lockwood and Riddhi Kanetkar, Business Insider
How pension funds could be costing councils millions, Martin George, Local Government Chronicle
Revealed: Capita demands £1m DB transfer money back from members, Zachariah Sharif, Citywire New Model Adviser