Outstanding practitioners in the wealth management sector operating in the Gulf Co-operation Council region have been honoured at the WealthBriefing GCC Region Awards 2014.

Outstanding practitioners in the wealth management sector operating in the Gulf Co-operation Council region of the Middle East have been honoured at this publication’s inaugural awards programme for this area of the world.

At a black tie dinner held yesterday at the Mina A'Salam in Dubai, winners and shortlisted entrants for the WealthBriefing GCC Region Awards 2014 were congratulated for setting high standards in what has been another busy year in the sector.

The team at WealthBriefing wants to repeat its thanks to the panel of judges – drawn from across the sector – for the time and attention given to examining the entrants. It also thanks all the firms and individuals who entered the awards these year, which continue to expand in scope. To view a list of the judges, see here. To view further details about the awards programme run by the publisher of this news service see here.

The winners:

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES PRIVATE BANK
(REGIONALLY BASED BANK)
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES PRIVATE BANK
(PURE PLAY)
Lombard Odier.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES PRIVATE BANK
(INTERNATIONAL)
ABN AMRO Private Banking

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CATEGORY

FUND MANAGER
National Bank of Abu Dhabi.

MARKETING - ONLINE CAMPAIGN
ABN AMRO Private Banking.

MARKETING - PRINT CAMPAIGN
Barclays.

MARKETING - BRAND LAUNCH / RELAUNCH
Mashreq Private Banking.

EFFECTIVE LEGAL TEAM
Wragge Lawrence Graham.

INDEPENDENT TRUST OR FIDUCIARY COMPANY
Sanne.  

FRONT OFFICE SOLUTION
Finantix.

PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
Advent Software.

CLIENT COMMUNICATIONS & REPORTING
Advent Software.

RISING STAR

Carol Mushriqui, PwC.

WOMEN IN WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Leonie Kerswill, PwC.

LEADING INDIVIDUAL
Patrick Crowley, Lombard Odier.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT - BANKING
Muwaffak Bibi, Citi Private Bank.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT – PRIVATE CLIENT SERVICES
Sandy Shipton.  

EDITOR’S AWARDS

QATAR PRIVATE BANK – EDITOR’S AWARD
Barclays.

EFFECTIVE TAX/ACCOUNTANCY TEAM – EDITOR’S AWARD
PwC.

INSTITUTIONAL TRUST OR FIDUCIARY COMPANY – EDITOR’S AWARD
Northern Trust.

TRANSACTION PROCESSING SOLUTION – EDITOR’S AWARD
ERI Bancaire.

RISK MANAGEMENT – EDITOR’S AWARD
Milltrust International.

CRM SYSTEM – EDITOR’S AWARD
Finantix.

ONBOARDING – EDITOR’S AWARD
Finantix

GLOBAL CUSTODIAN – EDITOR’S AWARD
Northern Trust.

INNOVATIVE CLIENT SOLUTION – EDITOR’S AWARD
Milltrust International.

ISLAMIC FINANCE OFFERING – EDITOR’S AWARD
Tajweez Advisory.

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO WEALTH MANAGEMENT THOUGHT LEADERSHIP – EDITOR’S AWARD
Scorpio Partnership.