Saffery Champness shortlisted in the Citywealth IFC Awards

Saffery Champness Registered Fiduciaries has been shortlisted in the ‘Guernsey Trust Company of the Year’ category of the Citywealth International Financial Centres (IFC) Awards 2017.

Now in their sixth year the Citywealth IFC Awards were established to highlight the excellence of the advisers and managers in the private wealth sector in major international financial centres.

The awards are judged by an international panel of highly respected practitioners from all sectors with experience of working with advisors in all the jurisdictions covered. The winners will have excelled in achievement, innovation, expertise and service.

Citywealth states: “In what has been a period of extreme turbulence and continuing change for clients this is when quality advice is at a premium. It is when the best of the best really stand out.”

Saffery Champness, one of the largest independent fiduciary service providers in Guernsey, employs over 125 people across its trust, funds, tax and accountancy businesses, with its fiduciary team specialising in the provision of services to an international client base.

Managing director of Saffery Champness in Guernsey, Nick Batiste, said: “Our clients, and the bespoke service we offer them, are at the heart of our business. To have been shortlisted again for an award that recognises this is testament to our high level of client service and endorses our employees’ hard work.”

This year has seen Saffery Champness win the ‘Trust Company of the Year - Institutional’ category at the Citywealth Magic Circle Awards 2016, the ‘Independent Trust Company’ category at the Wealthbriefing European Awards and a silver award in the ‘Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Activity of the Year’ category at the Citywealth Brand Management and Reputation awards. Saffery Champness also received a bronze award in the ‘Company of the year award: Female Leadership (Professional services)’ category at the Citywealth Power Women awards.

The firm has been shortlisted in the ‘Trust Company of the Year’ category of the 2016/17 STEP Private Client Awards.

The 2017 Citywealth International Financial Centre Awards will be presented on 19 January 2017. You can vote for Saffery Champness here: https://www.citywealthmag.com/events/international-financial-centre-awards-2017#voting

The shortlist is available here:  https://www.citywealthmag.com/events/international-financial-centre-awards-2017#shortlist