Headline sponsor announced for Financial Reporter Awards 2025

The Financial Reporter Awards 2025 are excited to announce Roma Finance as the headline sponsor for this year’s event. 

This announcement highlights Roma Finance’s commitment to raising industry standards across the board by championing the very best in the mortgages, protection and specialist lending.  

Furthermore, as each winner is decided by the Broker’s Vote, made up of Financial Reporter’s 21,000-strong intermediary readership, Roma Finance are also showing their support for the voices of thousands of advisers across the sector.    

The Financial Reporter Awards (FRAs) celebrate their 15th anniversary by returning to Manchester, bringing the party to hundreds of awards nominees and industry peers at Freight Island on 18th June 2025. Applications open on the 29th January 2025. 

Michael Allison, commercial director at Roma Finance, said: “I am absolutely delighted that Roma is the headline sponsor for the Financial Reporter Awards in the year it returns to the North. Roma has an exciting year ahead with many planned pinnacle moments and the team is looking forward to significantly enhancing relationships with broker partners. Roma is a Manchester-based lender and I am thrilled that these awards are to be situated in our home city. See you all there in the summer!” 

Andy Shields, director at Financial Reporter's parent company Barcadia Media, commented: "We're delighted to kick off the new year with the announcement that Roma are our headline sponsor for the 2025 Financial Reporter Awards.

"It felt right to mark our 15th anniversary by moving the Awards back to the North where our journey began, and Roma are the perfect partner to help us celebrate our Northern roots and to champion the very best in our industry.

"Launching the Financial Reporter Awards is always an exciting moment in our year, and we can’t wait to see your applications and nominations when voting opens later this month.”