Diversity and Financial Inclusion Story of the Year
“Sahar's article is unique... it sheds light on what it is possible for the financial services sector to achieve in supporting individuals with complex situations due to vulnerabilities.”
“An important story on an issue which gets nowhere near the attention it deserves.”
WINNER:
Special needs financial planner Rhiannon Gogh on 'transforming lives', Sahar Nazir, Professional Adviser
This new category aims to recognise the great work being done by financial journalists covering diversity and financial inclusion issues.
Leading the way, congratulations go to our inaugural winner, Professional Adviser’s Sahar Nazir, for her story ‘Special needs financial planner Rhiannon Gogh on 'transforming lives'. “Sahar's article is unique,” commented one judge. “It sheds light on what it is possible for the financial services sector to achieve in supporting individuals with complex situations due to vulnerabilities.” “An important story on an issue which gets nowhere near the attention it deserves,” remarked another judge, “a genuinely different take”.
Shortlist
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