Gold honours for 12 groups

Fidelity, jpmorgan and scottish widows among groups to land top honours at gold standards awards

Twelve financial services groups have gained Gold Standard accreditation in the 2006/07 awards, with four achieving highly commended status. The awards, which judge companies across a broad range of criteria including treating customers fairly, service standards and financial strength, are now in their fourth year. Winners included Fidelity, JPMorgan, Scottish Widows, Friends Provident and Standard Life Healthcare. This year has seen a big expansion of the Gold Standards with more groups entering than ever before, a higher number of companies achieving accreditation than in previous year...