Investment Life & Pensions Moneyfacts Awards 2018 | Moneyfacts Group PLC | London Hilton on Park Lane, 22 Park Ln, Mayfair, London W1K 1BE, UK

Rigorous product monitoring will be carried out throughout the preceding year, and the adviser community will also be consulted, in order to determine 2018’s winners.

2017 Winners:

BEST PERSONAL PENSION PROVIDER
• Winner: Aviva
• Highly Commended: Royal London
• Commended: Prudential

BEST SIPP PROVIDER
• Winner: InvestAcc
• Highly Commended: AJ Bell
• Commended: Xafinity

BEST SSAS PROVIDER
• Winner: Rowanmoor
• Highly Commended: Barnett Waddingham
• Commended: Whitehall Group

BEST GROUP PENSION PROVIDER
• Winner: Scottish Widows
• Highly Commended: The People's Pension
• Commended: Royal London

BEST INCOME DRAWDOWN PROVIDER
• Winner: Prudential
• Highly Commended: Royal London
• Commended: Standard Life

BEST THIRD WAY PRODUCT PROVIDER
• Winner: Retirement Advantage
• Highly Commended: Aegon
• Commended: LV=

BEST EQUITY RELEASE PROVIDER
• Winner: Legal & General Home Finance
• Highly Commended: Pure Retirement
• Commended: Hodge Lifetime

BEST ANNUITY PROVIDER
• Winner: Just
• Highly Commended: Hodge Lifetime
• Commended: Retirement Advantage

EQUITY RELEASE ADVISER OF THE YEAR
• Winner: Bower Retirement
• Highly Commended: Viva Retirement Solutions
• Commended: Globe IFA

RETIREMENT ADVISER OF THE YEAR
• Winner: LEBC The Retirement Adviser
• Highly Commended: Boolers
• Commended: Penguin Wealth LLP

BEST STOCKS & SHARES ISA PROVIDER
• Winner: Zurich
• Highly Commended: Old Mutual Wealth
• Commended: True Potential

BEST INVESTMENT FUND PROVIDER
• Winner: Old Mutual Global Investors
• Highly Commended: Invesco Perpetual
• Commended: Standard Life Investments

BEST INVESTMENT TRUST PROVIDER
• Winner: JP Morgan Asset Management
• Highly Commended: Baillie Gifford
• Commended: Janus Henderson Investors

BEST MULTI-MANAGER PROVIDER
• Winner: Architas
• Highly Commended: Premier Asset Management
• Commended: Standard Life Investments

BEST TARGETED ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND PROVIDER
• Winner: Invesco Perpetual
• Highly Commended: Standard Life Investments
• Commended: BNY Mellon

BEST PASSIVE FUND PROVIDER
• Winner: Vanguard Asset Management
• Highly Commended: Legal & General Investment Management
• Commended: BlackRock (including iShares)

BEST DISCRETIONARY FUND MANAGER
• Winner: Tatton Investment Management
• Highly Commended: Investec Wealth & Investment
• Commended: Quilter Cheviot

BEST WRAP/PLATFORM
• Winner: Transact
• Highly Commended: Nucleus
• Commended: Old Mutual Wealth

BEST STRUCTURED PRODUCTS PROVIDER
• Winner: Investec Structured Products
• Highly Commended: Meteor Asset Management
• Commended: Reyker

BEST ETHICAL INVESTMENT PROVIDER
• Winner: EdenTree Investment Management
• Highly Commended: Royal London Asset Management
• Commended: Rathbone Unit Trust Management

BEST JUNIOR ISA PROVIDER
• Winner: OneFamily
• Highly Commended: AJ Bell
• Commended: The Share Centre

INVESTMENT ADVISER OF THE YEAR
• Winner: Strategic Solutions Chartered Financial Planners
• Highly Commended: Kennedy Black Wealth Management
• Commended: Plutus Wealth Management

BEST TAX AND ESTATE PLANNING SOLUTIONS PROVIDER
• Winner: Octopus Investments
• Highly Commended: Canada Life
• Commended: TIME Investments

BEST INVESTMENT BOND PROVIDER
• Winner; Prudential
• Highly Commended: Canada Life
• Commended: Old Mutual Wealth

TAX AND ESTATE PLANNER OF THE YEAR
• Winner: Kellands (Hale)
• Highly Commended: M & H Financial Planning
• Commended: McCarthy Taylor

BEST TERM ASSURANCE PROVIDER
• Winner: Legal & General
• Highly Commended: Aviva
• Commended: Aegon

BEST INCOME PROTECTION PROVIDER
• Winner: LV=
• Highly Commended: Cirencester Friendly
• Commended: Holloway Friendly

BEST CRITICAL ILLNESS PROVIDER
• Winner: AIG Life
• Highly Commended: VitalityLife
• Commended: Aviva

BEST GROUP PROTECTION PROVIDER
• Winner: Canada Life
• Highly Commended: Omnilife
• Commended: Legal & General

BEST BUSINESS PROTECTION PROVIDER
• Winner: Legal & General
• Highly Commended: Aviva
• Commended: Zurich

PROTECTION ADVISER OF THE YEAR
• Winner: Vita
• Highly Commended: Future Proof
• Commended: Stackhouse Poland

BEST PRIVATE MEDICAL INSURANCE PROVIDER
• Winner: VitalityHealth
• Highly Commended: Bupa
• Commended: General & Medical

BEST HEALTH CASH PLAN PROVIDER
• Winner: Westfield Health
• Highly Commended: BHSF
• Commended: WPA

BEST INVESTMENT SERVICE
• Winner: Canada Life
• Highly Commended: Parmenion
• Commended: Prudential

BEST PROTECTION SERVICE
• Winner: Aegon
• Highly Commended: Cirencester Friendly
• Commended: LV=

BEST HEALTHCARE SERVICE
• Winner: The Exeter
• Highly Commended: VitalityHealth
• Commended: Bupa

BEST PENSION SERVICE
• Winner: Old Mutual Wealth
• Highly Commended: InvestAcc
• Commended: Royal London

BEST ANNUITY SERVICE
• Winner: Canada Life
• Highly Commended: Retirement Advantage
• Commended: Just

BEST STRUCTURED PRODUCTS SERVICE
• Winner: Reyker
• Highly Commended: Societe Generale
• Commended: Investec Structured Products

BEST ONLINE SERVICE
• Winner: Aviva
• Highly Commended: Parmenion
• Commended: AIG Life

SERVICE BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY
• Winner: Parmenion
• Highly Commended: Canada Life
• Commended: Cirencester Friendly

BEST PR AND COMMUNICATIONS TEAM
• Winner: Retirement Advantage
• Highly Commended: Prudential
• Commended: Aegon

INNOVATION AWARD
• Winner: Octopus Investments (Octopus Choice)
• Highly Commended: TIME Investments (TIME: AIM)
• Commended: The Exeter (Managed Life)