Financial Reporter Women’s Recognition Awards finalists revealed!

The Awards, which aim to highlight the successes of women in our industry, recognise achievement in particular fields such as mortgages and specialist lending, alongside adviser-focused categories. 

The WRAs also reward people and businesses in the industry who have made notable strides towards gender equality, either through raising awareness or by implementing specific changes within their workplace.

This year’s nominations saw a huge 158% increase on last year’s figure, as the sector increasingly recognises the women who are succeeding and creates a path for an industry where hard work merits success, regardless of gender.

Our panel of expert judges were faced with the difficult task of narrowing down the nominations to three finalists in each category. 

Winners will be revealed at an awards evening at Alexandra Palace on the 25th of September, with a champagne reception and an array of surprises thrown in as the industry comes together to celebrate its talented and inspiring women.

You can view the full list of finalists for the 2019 Women’s Recognition Awards here.

Amy Loddington, Barcadia Media’s communications director, said: “We are so thrilled to be able to announce this year’s finalists - and a massive congratulations to all those who have been named!”

“To say we were impressed with the quality and number of applications this year would be an enormous understatement. We were blown away by how enthusiastically the industry responded and to have seen such a huge increase in the number of nominations and applications in our second year shows that what we’re trying to achieve is really resonating with people.

“We must thank our sponsors: Barclays, Brightstar, Atom Bank, Front Events, Investec, Landbay, Lloyds Banking Group, MTF, RBS, Shawbrook Bank, Together, and United Trust Bank - their support makes these awards possible and it’s amazing to see so many businesses supporting this important movement.

“We can’t wait to announce the winners of this year’s awards in September - good luck to all our finalists!”