The  Financial Times  and Investors Chronicle Wealth Management Awards are based on the votes of readers of Investors Chronicle magazine and readers of the Financial Times newspaper, and a panel of judges.

Readers are asked to assess their wealth managers on a range of criteria including the frequency and quality of communication, fees, financial performance and the range of investment options on offer. The results of the readers´ assessments are presented to the judging panel for rubber-stamping or discussion where a single clear winner has failed to emerge from the voting.

For the performance awards, all funds available to UK investors are automatically entered into the awards and their performance figures are analysed by Asset Risk Consultants. The top-performing managers – based on consistent, risk-adjusted performance – are interviewed by ARC and the category winners chosen.