Who were the individual and corporate winners of the 2024 FT Adviser Diversity in Finance Awards?
Guests celebrated at the luxurious Biltmore, Mayfair, hotel in London last night (June 20) as FT Adviser announced the winners and highly commended candidates across 20 different categories.
Now in their fifth year, the DIFAs recognise the achievements of companies and individuals who have gone over and above during the previous 12 months to improve diversity, equity and inclusion in their businesses, to the benefit of colleagues, clients and communities.
Entries were scored by judges from across the fields of finance, HR and charities, and winners were selected based on a number of criteria, including the depth and clarity of the strategies underpinning their work in DE&I.
You can read the full methodology, as well as case studies from some of this year's winning and shortlisted candidates, in a special report on Monday June 24 - so watch this space!
As in previous years, the Personal Finance Society was FT Adviser's industry partner in the awards.
England's rugby legend, Maggie Alphonsi, MBE, presented the awards and encouraged the room with a motivational and inspirational talk.
This year, FT Adviser is proud to announce the winners and highly commended entries in the following categories:
| COMPANY CATEGORIES | Winner | Highly Commended |
| Championing Disability Inclusion | HSBC UK | Zurich |
| Championing LGBT Inclusion | St. James's Place | Zurich |
| Championing Religious Inclusion | Royal London Group | HSBC UK |
| Championing Mental Health and Neurodiversity Inclusion | HSBC UK | Legal & General Investment Management |
| Championing Women's Equality | LV= | Virgin Money |
| Championing Social Mobility | Legal & General Investment Management | William Blair International |
| Championing Race Equality | BSL Financial Services | Zurich |
| Championing Trans and Non-Binary Inclusion | Peregrine & Black Investment Management | HSBC UK |
| Community Engagement Initiative of the Year | Zurich | Barclays Eagle Labs |
| Cultural Awareness Initiative of the Year | BlackRock | Family Building Society |
| Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year (Small Company) | Barclays Eagle Labs | Sterling Investment Management |
| Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year (Large Company) | Scottish Widows | Legal & General |
| Employer of the Year (Small Company) | Sesame Bankhall Group | PensionBee |
| Employer of the Year (Large Company) | Fidelity International | Zurich |
| Product or Service of the Year | True Self Wealth | EXANTE |
| Trailblazing Company of the Year | PensionBee | Schroders |
| INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES | ||
| Diversity Champion of the Year (Small Company) | Jamie Lowe (True Self Wealth) | Zohul Malikzada (Malikzada Financial Planning) |
| Diversity Champion of the Year (Large Company) | Deon Pillay (Legal & General Investment Management) | Toni Thorne (J.P. Morgan Asset Management) |
| Rising Star of the Year (Small Company) | Jeanne Mpondo (EM & MJ Wealth Management) | Natasha Percy-Baxter (PercyBaxter Wealth Management) |
| Rising Star of the Year (Large Company) | Lauren Fuller (NatWest Group) | Oluseun Oduleye (LGT Wealth Management) |
You can also watch a highlights video of the event and meet the judges in our special report on Monday.
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