Recognition for specialist financial journalists

Are you the top journalist covering your sector?

Jan 08, 2026

Recognition for specialist financial journalists

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Trophies for will be awarded in the categories below, for the specialist financial journalists who best covered their sectors in 2025.

Savings Journalist of the Year - Sponsored by Yorkshire Building Society
General Insurance Journalist of the Year
Investment Journalist of the Year (B2B)
Investment Journalist of the Year (Consumer)
Mortgage & Property Journalist of the Year (B2B) - Sponsored by Skipton Building Society
Mortgage & Property Journalist of the Year (Consumer) - Sponsored by Skipton Building Society
Pensions Journalist of the Year (B2B) - Sponsored by Standard Life
Pensions Journalist of the Year (Consumer) - Sponsored by Standard Life
Protection Journalist of the Year

All categories

Gain recognition for your individual accomplishments

Judges will be looking for evidence that you were the top financial journalist covering your sector in 2025

Were your articles original and essential reading for your audience? Did you consistently break or highlight important issues within the sector? Did your specialist knowledge enable you to provide fresh perspectives or offer useful guidance and analysis in your features?

This is your chance to showcase your best work from last year, so don't miss out!

Closing dates:
Journalist awards: Entries will close at 11:55pm on Friday 6 February 2026

Please note, entries will not be accepted after the entry deadlines due to a limited judging timeframe.

How to enter:

Entry forms for all categories can be found here

You'll need to submit:

A short supporting statement (maximum 300 words) explaining why you should be considered for the award and why your submission deserves to win.
Three examples of your work, features, articles, investigations, etc, showcasing your skill as a journalist and specialist knowledge of the relevant sector.
A headshot of yourself for use in relevant Awards collateral and on the night at the Headlinemoney Awards ceremony.

Judges refer extensively to supporting statements during their deliberations, so be sure to include:

A clear explanation of where your pieces were published and any useful background/context for each.
Relevant info so judges can see the impact of your stories/features/blogs, other editorial items of interest.
Any positive outcomes from your submissions, e.g. help for readers/consumers/industry, debate in Parliament, change in the law, a review into the way things are done, etc.
Evidence of your dedication, professionalism and reputation for efficiency.

When looking at your three examples of work, judges are likely to consider:

Is your copy well-written, accurate and useful for the audience concerned?
Are your submissions fresh and original? Do they explore new angles or provide new warnings?
Do they contain exclusive or hard-hitting investigative work? Or comprehensive/informative surveys?
Are your submissions campaigning and/or include a call-to-action?
Did you make accurate predictions/forecasts?
Did your submissions produce a positive result? For example, prompt a change in the law, a review into the way things are done, etc?
Where relevant, do they contain sensible tips for readers, further steps, etc?
Do your submissions make good use of aids such as tables, graphs, break-out boxes, case studies, etc?

Judging & shortlists

Entries in each category will be scrutinised by a panel of judges drawn from the financial media. Judges will determine the shortlists, which will be announced in March/April 2026.

After shortlisting, the final and all-important judging phase to decide all the category winners will take place. Judging panels will engage in a discussion to select the winners.

Winners

The winners will be revealed at London Hilton on Park Lane on Tuesday 23 June 2026, in a celebration widely acknowledged as the biggest night of the year for the UK’s money media.

Entry enquiries:
Claire Beard, Head of Content & Strategy, Headlinemoney on claire.desilva@headlinemoney.co.uk

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