‘Best Managed Firm’ honour
9th October 2008Smith & Williamson, one of the leading independent investment management, financial advisory and accounting groups in the UK, has claimed the prestigious ‘Best Managed Firm' title at the Managing Partners' Forum 2008 European Practice Management Awards.
Gareth Pearce, chairman of Smith & Williamson, accepted the award on the firm's behalf. He said:
"We're excited to have received this top accolade which recognises the achievements of the firm as a whole. All of this has been made possible by the combination of a strong management team, commitment to service delivery and support from behind the scenes.
Smith & Williamson continues to go from strength to strength and has opened two new offices in the last six months. This award is a great recognition of our success and the hard work and contributions from our people."
The judges commented: "Smith & Williamson is a different type of professional service firm, combining the disciplines of accounting with investment management and a private bank. [It] has a very strong management team who actively support the firm's communication processes. The board is led by Gareth Pearce and the firm is managed by a seven member senior management team that includes Marketing, Human Resources and Legal/Compliance. This firm is different, innovative, entrepreneurial, and a great place to work."
Smith & Williamson is no stranger to recognition from independent judging panels. The firm has won several recent awards for private client excellence, including ‘Accountancy Team of the Year' at the STEP awards and Best High Net Worth Tax Team (LexisNexis Taxation Awards). The firm won the Large Firm of the Year honour at the 2007 Accountancy Age Awards.
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About the Managing Partners' Forum (www.mpfglobal.com)
Founded in 1995 with its HQ in London, the 300 strong Managing Partners' Forum is the premier association for those involved in the management of professional firms throughout the world. It actively campaigns for excellence in management through highlighting issues that stand in the way of effective management. The MPF also encourages firms to appoint management experts to their executive committees, providing survey-based insights and tailored events to enable experts to make a valued contribution.
Smith & Williamson is a leading independent investment management and financial services group, with over 1,500 employees, that provides a broad range of services including investment management, financial advisory, tax, private banking and accountancy to private clients, professional practices, companies and non-profit organisations. The group operates from offices in London, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Dublin, Glasgow, Guildford, Maidstone, North London, Salisbury, Southampton and Worcester.
Members of Smith & Williamson include:
Smith & Williamson Holdings Limited
Smith & Williamson Limited
Smith & Williamson Investment Management Limited
NCL Investments Limited
Cunningham Coates Limited
Smith & Williamson Corporate Finance Limited
Smith & Williamson Fund Administration Limited
Smith & Williamson Financial Services Limited
Smith & Williamson Trust Corporation Limited
Smith & Williamson Nominees Limited
Smith & Williamson (Bristol) LLP
Smith & Williamson Investment Management (Ireland) Limited
Smith & Williamson Trustees (Jersey) Limited
Smith & Williamson Group Holdings Limited
Smith & Williamson Corporate Services Limited
Nexia Smith & Williamson Audit Limited and Nexia Smith & Williamson Audit (Bristol) LLP are independent and provide audit services to complement the specialist financial services offered by members of Smith & Williamson
