A huge congratulations goes to everyone named. Just making it on to a Headlinemoney Awards shortlist is an achievement, and we received a record number of entries this year, so well done to all involved!

All winners will all be revealed on Tuesday 23 June 2026 at at the London Hilton on Park Lane. To join us at the event, PRs & media relations teams will need to book a table to attend with their journalist guests.

Our annual Outstanding Achievement Award is presented to an individual whose work has had a significant, beneficial impact within the sphere of financial services media. Please use this nominations form to send us your suggestions for this year's winner.

Journalist shortlists 2026

⭐ Mortgage Journalist of the Year (B2B), Sponsored by Skipton Building Society

Chole Cheung, FT Adviser
Tom Dunstan, FT Adviser
Jessica O’Connor, The Intermediary
Anna Sagar, for work at Mortgage Solutions 

⭐ Mortgage Journalist of the Year (Consumer), Sponsored by Skipton Building Society

Aasma Day, The i Paper
Lucy Evans, The Daily Mail, This is Money & The Mail on Sunday
Callum Mason, The i Paper
Laura Purkess, Freelance
Jess Sharp, Sky News
Jack Simpson, The Times & Sunday Times

⭐ Investment Journalist of the Year (B2B), Sponsored by Schroders

Cristian Angeloni, Investment Week
Selin Bucak, Freelance
Hannah Duncan, Freelance
Jen Frost, Professional Adviser
Jeremy Gordon, Citywire 

⭐ Investment Journalist of the Year (Consumer), Sponsored by Schroders

James Baxter-Derrington, The Telegraph 
Harvey Dorset, The Daily Mail & This is Money
James Fitzgerald, POLITICO
Elliot Gulliver-Needham, POLITICO
Holly Mead, Freelance
Rachel Rickard Straus, The Daily Mail & This is Money

⭐ Pensions Journalist of the Year (B2B), Sponsored by Standard Life

Mona Dohle, Net Zero Investor & Room151
Martin George, Local Government Chronicle
Sahar Nazir, for work at Professional Adviser 
Martin Richmond, Professional Pensions
Nick Reeve, Pensions Expert

⭐ Pensions Journalist of the Year (Consumer), Sponsored by Standard Life

Jessica Beard, The Daily Mail & This is Money
Megan Harwood-Baynes, The Times & Sunday Times
Tanya Jefferies, The Daily Mail & This is Money
Laura Purkess, Freelance
Rob White, The Telegraph 

⭐ Rising Star of the Year (B2B) 

Julian Bovill, Citywire
Sofia Gerace, MLex
George McDade, Insurance Times
Harry McNeil, for work at Insurance Times 
Harriet Scott, Insurance Times
Linus Uhlig, Investment Week 

⭐ Rising Star of the Year (Consumer), Sponsored by Hargreaves Lansdown

Eimear Devlin, Money Box - BBC Radio 4
Mary Downer, The Times & Sunday Times
Holly Lanyon, Which? Money
Alice Wright, The Times & Sunday Times
Brad Young, Sky News

⭐ General Insurance Journalist of the Year, Sponsored by NFU Mutual

Harry Curtis, for work at Insurance Post
Abbie Day, Insurance Insider
Matthew Jenkin, Which? Money
Scott McGee, Insurance Post
George Nixon, The Times & The Sunday Times
Damisola Sulaiman, for work at Insurance Post

⭐ Savings Journalist of the Year, Sponsored by Yorkshire Building Society

Chiara Cavaglieri, Which? Money
James Fitzgerald, POLITICO
Charlotte Gifford, The Telegraph 
George Nixon, The Times & The Sunday Times
Laura Purkess, Freelance

⭐ Protection Journalist of the Year, Sponsored by Vitality

Jaskeet Briah, COVER Magazine
Tom Dunstan, FT Adviser
Ima Jackson, FT Adviser
Tabitha Lambie, Money Marketing
Cameron Roberts, COVER Magazine
Momodou Touray, Money Marketing 

⭐ Consumer Champion of the Year  

Adele Cooke, The Sun
Helen Crane, This is Money
Scott Dixon, Candis Magazine
Sally Hamilton, The Daily Mail
Tony Hetherington, The Mail on Sunday 

⭐ Freelance Journalist of the Year 

Ruth Emery
Ruth Jackson-Kirby
Holly Mead
Samantha Partington
Laura Purkess

⭐ Broadcast Journalist of the Year 

Iona Bain, Freelance
Sophie Downes, Citywire
Felicity Hannah, Freelance
Holly Mead, Freelance 
Peter Ruddick, BBC News 
Andy Webb, Be Clever With Your Cash 

⭐ Commentator of the Year, Sponsored by Vanguard

Claer Barrett, Financial Times
Dan Cooper, Money Marketing
Jen Frost, Professional Adviser 
Stephanie Hawthorne, FT Adviser
Callum Mason, The i Paper
Rachel Rickard Straus, The Daily Mail & This is Money
Harry Wallop, Freelance (The Times & Sunday Times)

⭐ Independent Financial Content Creator of the Year, Sponsored by TopCashback

Maddy Alexander-Grout, Mad About Money
Jordon Cox, The Coupon King
Helen Dewdney, The Complaining Cow
Hannah Duncan, Hannah's Blog
Matilda Littler, A Millennial Saver
Gabriel Nussbaum, That Money Guy

⭐ ESG Story of the Year, Sponsored by EQ Investors

Anger as HSBC ‘bulldozes’ its coal policy with billion-dollar Glencore deal, César Molinares Dueñas, Nick Ferris & Josephine Moulds, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
Are you bankrolling the climate crisis?, Chiara Cavaglieri, Which? Money
Big Interview: Steve Tooze, Extinction Rebellion, Damisola Sulaiman, Insurance Post
Pressure grows on UK LGPS funds over Israel divestment, Dominic Webb, Responsible Investor
The People's Pension moves £28bn from State Street citing stewardship misalignment, Mona Dohle, Net Zero Investor

⭐ Personal Finance Story of the Year 

'Common error' could leave thousands of women out of pocket in pensions - without realising, Megan Harwood-Baynes, Sky News
Deepfake of fund manager Anthony Bolton could savage your savings in 'pump and dump' shares scam, Harvey Dorset, The Mail on Sunday
Exclusive: Huge change to childcare rules that could save parents hundreds of pounds as government clamps down on unfair fees, Laura Purkess, The Sun
Exposed: How delivery drivers are targeting mums on the school run in the cash-for-crash epidemic... and then pocketing £1,000 per claim from garages, Mauricio Alencar & Tom Kelly, The Daily Mail
Is your home insurance weatherproof?, Matthew Jenkin, Which? Money
'My £5,700 energy bill was cancelled because supplier broke rules', Dan Whitworth, BBC News
The scandal of the ‘worthless’ family trusts sold to beat inheritance tax, Charlotte Gifford, The Telegraph

⭐ B2B Story of the Year 

ChatGPT is changing how clients find advisers, Sahar Nazir, Professional Adviser
Dubai trips and sacked advisers: What happened to SJP’s second-biggest AR, Julian Bovill, Citywire New Model Adviser
Editor's view: CEO's 'offensive' all-staff email – the jumbotron is always on, Jen Frost, Professional Adviser
Saba saga 'should come as no surprise' and serves as 'a wakeup call to boards' no matter the outcome, Linus Uhlig, Investment Week
Special Report: Everything you need to know about selling to a consolidator in 2025, Daniel Grote, Citywire New Model Adviser
What is happening at FNZ?, Victoria Bell, Citywire

⭐ Diversity and Financial Inclusion Story of the Year 

Banking with dementia, Grace Witherden, Which? Money
'Common error' could leave thousands of women out of pocket in pensions - without realising, Megan Harwood-Baynes, Sky News
Financial abuse: The silent crime advisers must learn to detect, Sahar Nazir, Professional Adviser
Five ways financial services can adapt for neurodivergence, Hannah Duncan, The Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment 
How millions with illnesses like arthritis or asthma can get £30,000 FREE for home improvements, Toby Walne, The Daily Mail
Smashing the class ceiling in insurance, Damisola Sulaiman, Insurance Post
The 'stark' impact of tax and pensions changes on special needs families, Jen Frost, Professional Adviser

⭐ Nations & Regions Journalist of the Year 

Hannah Baker, BusinessLive/Bath Chronicle/Bristol Post
Chris Burn, The Yorkshire Post
Rosemary Gallagher, The Scotsman 
Elliot Gulliver-Needham, for work at City AM
Alistair Houghton, BusinessLive
Peter Ranscombe, Freelance (Scottish Field)
Greg Wright, The Yorkshire Post 

⭐ B2B Journalist of the Year, Sponsored by Capital Group

Lukas Becker, Risk.net
Jaskeet Briah, COVER Magazine
Selin Bucak, Freelance
Harry Curtis, for work at Insurance Post
Emma Ann Hughes, Insurance Post
Scott McGee, Insurance Post
David Thorpe, FT Adviser 

⭐ Consumer Money Journalist of the Year, Sponsored by Moneybox

Adele Cooke, The Sun
Charlotte Gifford, The Telegraph
George Nixon, The Times & Sunday Times
Laura Purkess, Freelance
Madeleine Ross, The Telegraph
Jack Simpson, The Times & Sunday Times

⭐ Broadcast of the Year 

Cash Chats (Episode 462), Amelia Murray & Andy Webb, Be Clever With Your Cash
Navigating a Terminal Illness, Felicity Hannah, James Graham, Helen Ledwick & Jess Quayle, Money Box Live - BBC Radio 4
Pay Slip Britain: What happened to your pay?, Nick Holland, BBC Radio 4
Savings hacks that actually work, Lucy Andrews & Holly Mead, Feel Better About Money, The Times
Trump tariff shock rocks the markets: What happens next?, Lee Boyce, Helen Crane, Georgie Frost & Simon Lambert, This Is Money

⭐ B2B Title of the Year, Sponsored by Nucleus

Citywire New Model
FT Adviser
Investment Week
Money Marketing
Professional Adviser
Room151

⭐ Consumer Money Title of the Year, Sponsored by Hargreaves Lansdown

Be Clever With Your Cash
Money Box - BBC Radio 4
MoneySavingExpert.com
Telegraph Money
The Daily Mail & This is Money
Which? Money

PR shortlists 2026

⭐ Rising Star PR Professional of the Year

Sophie Barber, Finder 
Crofton Bonney, Square 1 Media 
Kirsty Cantwell, Plum 
Amelia Duck, OneFamily 
Frances McNab, Rathbones 
Beth Meyer, Aviva 
Sarah Puttock, People's Partnership 
Gloria Teichmann, TopCashback 
Elisha Wijesekera, VCCP Roar 

⭐ Expert of the Year

Alice Haine, Bestinvest  
Jason Hollands, Evelyn Partners & Bestinvest 
Martyn James, Martyn James Media 
Lindsay James, Quilter 
Rajan Lakhani, Plum
Sean McCann, NFU Mutual 
Molly Mileham-Chappell, TopCashback 
Russ Mould, AJ Bell 
George Sweeney, Finder 
Andrew Tully, Nucleus 

New! ⭐ Banking PR of the Year

Hannah Kolarski-Daniels, Spring (Paragon Bank) 
Vix Leyton, thinkmoney 
James McCaffrey, TotallyMoney 
Rachel Springall, Moneyfacts Group Plc 

New! ⭐ Insurance & Protection PR of the Year

Kevin Carr, Carr Consulting & Communications 
Emilia Dunn, VCCP Roar 
Dan McMillan, AXA UK 
Olivia Peacock, LV= 

New! ⭐ Investment PR of the Year

Gregor Davidson, Quilter 
Thomas Green, Aviva Investors 
Jason Hollands, Evelyn Partners & Bestinvest 
Jemma Jackson, Aberdeen Investments 
Madhu Kalia, Hargreaves Lansdown 
Andrew McLagan, St. James's Place (SJP) 
Jack Pattinson, AJ Bell 

New! ⭐ Mortgage PR of the Year

Joe Dearnley, Skipton Building Society 
David Hollingworth, L&C Mortgages 
Jordan Lott, Paragon Bank 
Nicholas Mendes, John Charcol 
Rachel Springall, Moneyfacts Group  

New! ⭐ Pensions PR of the Year

Phil Hall, The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) 
Myron Jobson, Rathbones 
Jack Pattinson, AJ Bell 
Sarah Puttock, People's Partnership 
Mark Smith, Pensions UK 
Cali Sullivan, Pensions UK

New! ⭐ Savings PR of the Year

Alex Berry, Quilter 
Kirsty Cantwell, Plum 
Caitlyn Eastell, Moneyfacts 
Laura Fozard, Yorkshire Building Society 
Nicki Gwyer, OneFamily 
Hannah Kolarski-Daniels, Spring (Paragon Bank) 
Matthew Mckenna, Finder 
Rachel Springall, Moneyfacts Group 

⭐ Thought Leadership Media Campaign - Financial Advice

AJ Bell for ‘Pension Tax Lock’ 
PensionBee for ‘The 10-day Pension Switch Guarantee’ 
Quilter & Third City for ‘Financial Imposter Syndrome’ 
Quilter & Edelman Smithfield for ‘Quilter Retirement Lifestyle Report 2025’ 
Scottish Friendly for ‘Family Finance Tracker - JISA reform campaign’ 
Standard Life for ‘Retirement Voice 2025’ 
The ABI, Pensions UK & Third City for ‘Strengthen Your Pension’ 

⭐ Thought Leadership Media Campaign - General Interest

Aviva for ‘Building Future Communities’ 
Santander & MHP Group for ‘Fixing the Broken Change’ 
Aberdeen for ‘Savings Ladder’ 
Skipton Group for ‘Skipton Group Home Affordability Index’ 
Fidelity International for ‘The Longevity Revolution: Preparing for a New Reality’ 
Yorkshire Building Society for ‘The Need for Financial Education’  

⭐ PR Agency of the Year

Boldspace 
City Road Communications 
Lansons 
MHP Group 
SEC Newgate UK 
the lang cat 

⭐ Press Team of the Year (in-house)

Aviva 
Aviva Investors 
Morningstar 
Nationwide 
PensionBee 
Schroders 
Skipton Building Society