Standard Life and Zurich are two of the major winners in this year's International Fund and Product Awards organised by Professional Adviser.
Zurich landed the award for the Best International Life product with the Zurich International Personal Pension and it was also named as Best International Life Group.
Standard Life International's International Bond was named Best International Life Product for the UK market, while is online trading facility was named Best New Service Initiative.
Other winners included Scottish Widows, Skandia International, Allianz Worldwide Healthcare, Fairbairn Private Bank with two awards, Barclays Capital and Jersey Finance.
Allianz Global Investors landed the award for the Best International Fund Management Group for its Luxembourg-based range of funds, with JO Hambro Capital Management being highly commended.
The awards, which are in their 11th year, are judged by an independent panel of industry practitioners and experts who analysed submissions from the product providers.
The fund management category uses an initial performance screen complied by Morningstar before the investment judges looked at qualitative elements such as fund manager research capabilities and the depth of fund manager talent.
There will be a full supplement of all the winning groups and providers in Professional Adviser on 15 July.
For details go: http://web.incisive-events.com/inv/2009/05/fund---product-awards/winners.html
The winners and high commended are:
1. Best International Group
Winner: Zurich International Life
Highly commended: AEGON Ireland
2. Best International Life Group (UK)
Winner: Scottish Widows - CMI Isle of Man
Highly commended: AXA Isle of Man
3. Best International Life Product
Winner: Zurich International Life for its Zurich International Personal Pension Plan
4. Best International Life Product (UK)
Winner: Standard Life International for its International Bond
Highly Commended: Scottish Widows for the CMI Global Investor
Commended: AEGON for its Wealth Management Portfolio.
5. Best International Bank
Winner: Fairbairn Private Bank
Highly commended: Standard Bank Isle of Man
6. Best International Private Health Care Group
Winner: Allianz Worldwide Care
7. Best International Wealth Manager
Winner: Fairbairn Private Bank
8. Best International Structured Products Provider
Winner: Barclays Capital
Highly Commended: Royal Bank of Scotland International
9. Best International Fund Group
Winner: Allianz Global Investors Luxembourg S.A.
Highly commended: JO Hambro Capital Management
10. Best International Finance Centre
Jersey Finance
Highly Commended: Isle of Man Finance
11. Best Service Initiative
Winner: Standard Life International for its online trading
Highly commended: Fairbairn Private Bank for its transferring cash facility
12. Best International Sales Team
Winner: Skandia International
