2025 Headlinemoney Awards shortlists
A huge congratulations to everyone named. Just making it onto a Headlinemoney Awards shortlist is an achievement, and the competition has been fierce, so well done to all involved.
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Journalism Awards
B2B Journalist of the Year
Jaskeet Briah, COVER Magazine
Tom Browne, Money Marketing
Daniel Grote, Citywire New Model Adviser
Eve Maddock-Jones, Investment Week
Scott McGee, Insurance Post
Lois Vallely, Money Marketing
B2B Title of the Year
Citywire New Model Adviser
Corporate Adviser
Financial News
FT Adviser
Insurance Post
Money Marketing
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Broadcast Journalist of the Year
Georgie Frost, Freelance
Felicity Hannah, Money Box Live
Holly Mead, Feel Better About Money
Katie Morley, The Telegraph
Jon Robinson, City A.M.
Peter Ruddick, BBC News
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Broadcast of the Year
Bread & Honey, Georgie Frost & Martyn James, Times Money Mentor
Electric Car Shock, Nick Holland, BBC Radio 4
Hannah and Seagull: Learning Money, Felicity Hannah, Sarah Rogers & Jess Quayle, Money Box Live, BBC Radio 4
Podcast: Autumn Budget 2024, Tom Browne, Money Marketing
The budget recovery plan!, Holly Mead, Feel Better About Money
This is Money podcast, Georgie Frost, Simon Lambert, Lee Boyce & Helen Crane
Commentator of the Year
Claer Barrett, Financial Times
Jonathan Guthrie, Financial Times
Holly Mead, The Times & The Sunday Times
Rachel Mortimer, The Times and The Sunday Times
Johanna Noble, The Times and The Sunday Times
Moira O'Neill, Freelance
Imogen Tew, for work at The Telegraph
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Consumer Champion of the Year
Lucy Andrews, The Times and The Sunday Times
Helen Crane, This is Money
Katherine Denham, The Times and The Sunday Times
Faye Lipson, Which? Money
Katie Morley, The Telegraph
Anna Tims, The Guardian and The Observer
Consumer Money Journalist of the Year
Katie Binns, Times Money Mentor
Adele Cooke, The Sun
Charlotte Gifford, The Telegraph
Faye Lipson, Which? Money
Katie Morley, The Telegraph
Laura Purkess, The Sun
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Consumer Money Title of the Year
Be Clever With Your Cash
Money Box - BBC Radio 4
MoneySavingExpert.com
Telegraph Money
The Times and The Sunday Times
Which? Money
Fintech Journalist of the Year
Victoria Bell, Citywire New Model Adviser
Amelia Isaacs, Digital Frontier
Alys Key, Digital Frontier
Sahar Nazir, Professional Adviser
Moira O'Neill, Freelance
Toby Walne, The Daily Mail & The Mail on Sunday
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Freelance Journalist of the Year
Elizabeth Anderson
Donna Ferguson
Ruth Jackson-Kirby
Emily Mee
Harriet Meyer
Moira O'Neill
Marc Shoffman
Independent Financial Influencer of the Year
Maddy Alexander-Grout, Mad About Money
Lynn Beattie, Mrs MummyPenny
Jordon Cox, Britain's Coupon King
Katie Guild & Harriet Morton Liddle, Nugget Savings
Ken & Mary Okoroafor, The Humble Penny
Nations and Regions Journalist of the Year
Chris Burn, The Yorkshire Post
Michael Crossland, The Yorkshire Post
Rosemary Gallagher, The Scotsman
Elliot Gulliver-Needham, City A.M.
Peter Ranscombe, Freelance (Scottish Field)
Greg Wright, The Yorkshire Post
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Rising Star of the Year (B2B)
Sahar Nazir, Professional Adviser
Tara O'Connor, FT Adviser
Damisola Sulaiman, Insurance Post
Linus Uhlig, Investment Week
Joseph Wilkins, Asset Allocator, FT Adviser
Hannah Williford, for work at Portfolio Adviser
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Rising Star of the Year (Consumer)
Lucy Evans, The Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday
Molly Greeves, MoneySavingExpert.com
Madeleine Ross, The Daily Telegraph
Ellie Smitherman, The Sun
Pieter Snepvangers, The Telegraph
Savings Journalist of the Year
Katie Elliott, Daily Express
Charlotte Gifford, The Telegraph
Matthew Jenkin, Which? Money
Madeleine Ross, The Daily Telegraph
Andy Webb, Be Clever With Your Cash
Joshua Wilson,Which?
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Specialist Awards
General Insurance Journalist of the Year
Harry Curtis, Insurance Post
Scott McGee, Insurance Post
Laura Purkess, The Sun
Dean Sobers, Which? Money
Edmund Tirbutt, Insurance Post
Ayesha Venkataraman, Insurance Insider
Toby Walne, The Daily Mail & The Mail on Sunday
Investment Journalist of the Year (B2B)
Luke Clancy, Risk.net
Hannah Duncan, Freelance
Jonathan Jones, Trustnet
Eve Maddock-Jones, Investment Week
John Schaffer, Citywire
David Thorpe, FT Adviser
Joseph Wilkins, Asset Allocator, FT Adviser
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Investment Journalist of the Year (Consumer)
Dave Baxter, Investors' Chronicle
Valentina Cipriani, Investors' Chronicle
Charlotte Gifford, The Telegraph
Elliot Gulliver-Needham, City A.M.
Jonathan Guthrie, Financial Times
Holly Mead, for work at The Times & The Sunday Times
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Mortgage & Property Journalist of the Year (B2B)
Jessica Bird, The Intermediary
Hannah Duncan, Freelance
Tom Dunstan, FT Adviser
Jessica O'Connor, The Intermediary
Anna Sagar, Mortgage Solutions
Shekina Tuahene, Mortgage Solutions
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Mortgage & Property Journalist of the Year (Consumer)
Fran Ivens, The Daily Telegraph
Callum Mason, The i Paper
Holly Mead, for work at The Times & The Sunday Times
Laura Purkess, The Sun
Marc Shoffman, Freelance
Jack Simpson, The Times
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Pensions Journalist of the Year (B2B)
Amy Austin, FT Adviser
Laura Blows, Pensions Age
Martin George, Local Government Chronicle
Stephanie Hawthorne, Freelance
Pamela Kokoszka, Investments and Pensions Europe
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Pensions Journalist of the Year (Consumer)
Jessica Beard, The Daily Mail & The Mail on Sunday
Mattie Brignal, The Telegraph
Holly Mead, for work at The Times & The Sunday Times
Moira O'Neill, Freelance
Laura Purkess, The Sun
Rachel Rickard Straus, The Daily Mail & The Mail on Sunday
Ellie Smitherman, The Sun
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Protection Journalist of the Year
Richard Browne, Health & Protection
Tabitha Lambie, Protection Reporter
Moira O'Neill, Freelance
Owain Thomas, Health & Protection
Momodou Musa Touray, Money Marketing
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Story of the Year Awards
B2B Story of the Year
Extinction Rebellion leaks insurance CEO contact details ,
Damisola Sulaiman, Insurance Post
FCA to clamp down on premium finance outliers in 2024 ,
Scott McGee, Insurance Post
Inside Gloucester Circus: The family office which managed to catfish London’s VC ecosystem ,
Freya Pratty & Miriam Partington, Sifted
Investigation: How £3.4bn of debt has changed the face of financial advice ,
Daniel Grote, Jack Gilbert & Selin Bucak, Citywire New Model Adviser
What is it REALLY like to be a woman in bridging finance? ,
Hannah Duncan, Bridging Loan Directory
What losing our practice manager has taught us about our business ,
Carmen Reichman, FT Adviser
What the government's own numbers say about investing in private markets ,
Nick Reeve, Pensions Expert
Diversity and Financial Inclusion Story of the Year
Are insurers racing to be online-only excluding disabled customers?,
Damisola Sulaiman, Insurance Post
Ethical Alternatives: An inside look into the growing Islamic finance market,
Jessica O'Connor, The Intermediary
Friday Briefing: Keeping my promise,
Eve Maddock-Jones, Investment Week
‘I thought it was dementia’: one CEO’s campaign to break menopause stigma at work,
Claire Churchard, Benefits Expert
Pride of Finance: 20 coming out at work stories from senior leaders,
Shruti Tripathi Chopra, Financial News
Sir Trevor Phillips warns insurers face a ‘reckoning’,
Emma Ann Hughes, Insurance Post
Special needs financial planner Rhiannon Gogh on 'transforming lives',
Sahar Nazir, Professional Adviser
ESG Story of the Year
Josephine Moulds & Nimra Shahid, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
Can pensions align with ESG goals?,
Edmund Tirbutt, HR Magazine
Hay was just the first: Asset managers under microscope over Israel investments,
Elliot Gulliver-Needham, City A.M.
How carbon counting could hamper LGPS's climate goals,
Martin George, Local Government Chronicle
Incompatible or Indispensable? Inside the defence sector’s ESG charm offensive,
Dominic Webb, Responsible Investor
Pace of general insurers’ race to net zero revealed,
Emma Ann Hughes, Insurance Post
Personal Finance Story of the Year
Laura Purkess, The Sun
Building societies scandal: Yorkshire victims reveal shocking stories - and plead for action to be taken,
Carer's Allowance Overpayments,
Dan Whitworth, Money Box, BBC Radio 4
PENSION TENSION Hundreds of thousands could be owed pension cash following landmark court ruling – check if you could get huge boost,
Ellie Smitherman, The Sun
The failed startup, the Candy brother and the £100mn lawsuit,
Laurence Fletcher, Financial Times
PR & Communication Awards
Expert of the Year
Tom Allingham, Save the Student
Kevin Carr, Protection Review
Sarah Coles, Hargreaves Lansdown
David Hollingworth, L&C Mortgages
Myron Jobson, interactive investor
Russ Mould, AJ Bell
Rachel Springall, Moneyfacts Group
Susannah Streeter, Hargreaves Lansdown
Andrew Tully, Nucleus
PR Agency of the Year
Boldspace
City Road Communications
Quill PR
SEC Newgate
Teamspirit
PR Professional of the Year (in-house or agency)
Victoria Bartlett, Hargreaves Lansdown
Mike Glenister, AJ Bell
Phil Hall, The Society of Pension Professionals
Adrian Lowery, Evelyn Partners
James McCaffrey, TotallyMoney
Jack Pattinson, AJ Bell
Tim Skelton-Smith, Quilter
Press Team of the Year (in-house)
AJ Bell
Evelyn Partners
Quilter
Royal London
StepChange Debt Charity
The OneFamily Group
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association
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Rising Star PR Professional of the Year
Effie Aye-Maung-Hider, Kaso Legg Communications
Amelia Duck, OneFamily
Nicki Gwyer, OneFamily
Robbie Lawther, Cornerstone Comms
Mia Luck, TopCashback
Katey Pigden, the lang cat
Emma Taylor, Quill PR
Thought Leadership Media Campaign
Aberdeen for 'The Savings Ladder'
AJ Bell for 'AJ Bell Money Matters'
Canada Life for 'Life100+'
People's Pension with Lansons for 'Pension Transfers'
PLSA/ABI with Third City for 'Pay Your Pension Some Attention'
Scottish Widows with Teamspirit and Frontier Economics for 'Repackaging the Gender Pensions Gap'
Skipton Group with Oxford Economics for 'Skipton Group Home Affordability Index'
Yorkshire Building Society for 'Helping First Homes Happen'
Overall Performance Awards
Outstanding Achievement Award
The overall award made to the outstanding financial journalist of 2024.
This award will be announced on the night.
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Headlinemoney Journalist of the Year
Awarded to an individual whose work has had a significant, beneficial impact within the sphere of financial services media.
This award will be announced on the night.