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March 21st, 2017
ADVFN International Financial Awards 2017
- financial industry's best products, services and companies honoured
in global awards -
ADVFN (LSE:AFN) today announces the winners of the third annual ADVFN International Financial Awards.
The panel-judged awards, which recognise and celebrate the best of breed products and services from across the global financial industry, have honoured 39 companies and individuals from within the sector. Winners range from wealth managers, stockbrokers and trading education providers to journalists, bloggers and financial publications.
Full information about all of the categories and winners can be found on the ADVFN International Financial Awards 2017 website: https://uk.advfn.com/awards_2017
"This year's awards are the biggest yet, which reflects the calibre amongst both the stalwarts and the new guard in the industry," said Clem Chambers, CEO of ADVFN. "ADVFN is delighted to commend those that have been outstanding in the sector over the past year. Congratulations to all of the winners."
The winners of the ADVFN International Financial Awards 2017:
Best CFD Research Service | Accendo Markets |
Best Online Trading Services | ActivTrades |
Finance Blogger of the Year | Broker Man Dan |
Best Crowdfunding Platform | Businessagent.com |
Best Spread Betting Platform | City Index |
Best Spread Betting and CFD Education Tools | CMC Markets |
Best Currency Exchange Service | Currencies Direct |
Best IPO Provider | Direct Market Touch |
Best Research Provider | Edison |
Best ETF Provider | ETF Securities |
Best Social Trading Platform | eToro |
Best Trading Alert Service | Faraday Research |
Wealth Manager of the Year | Fisher Investments Europe |
Best Forex Platform | GKFX |
Best Execution Only Stockbroker | Halifax Share Dealing |
Best Managed Funds Provider | Hargreaves Lansdown |
Best Financial Print Journalist | Harry Wilson, The Times |
Best Multi Platform Provider | IG |
Best Finance App | IG |
Best Investment Magazine | Investors Chronicle |
Best Newspaper Tipster | Joanne Hart, The Mail on Sunday |
Best UK Property Investment Adviser | Nova Financial |
Best CFD Provider | Plus 500 |
Best Newcomer | PrimaryBid |
Best Platform for the Active Trader | Saxo Capital Markets |
Best ETP Provider | Societe Generale |
Best Investor Communications | Sound Energy |
Best Alternative Investments Provider | Stanley Gibbons |
Best Investor Relations Firm | St Brides |
Best Business TV Journalist | Steph McGovern, BBC Breakfast |
Best Stockbroker for International Dealing | TD Direct Investing |
Best Low Cost Stockbroker | TD Direct Investing |
Best SIPP Provider | TD Direct Investing |
Financial Publication of the Year | The Economist |
Self Select ISA Provider of the Year | The Share Centre |
Best Online Stockbroker | The Share Centre |
Best Trading Innovation | TRADE IT |
Best Trading Education Provider | Trendsignal |
Best Peer to Peer Provider | Wellesley |
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NOTES TO EDITORS
About ADVFN
ADVFN (www.advfn.com) is a global stocks and shares information website providing market-leading financial tools and data to private investors around the world.
Offering real-time share prices, news feeds, charting, portfolio management, monitor lists, financials, data from 79 global stock exchanges, Level 2 and the most active financial bulletin board in the UK (along with many other features), the site is the destination of choice for day traders and retail investors.
Established in the last quarter of 1999, ADVFN (LSE:AFN) was floated on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market in March 2000. ADVFN began trading on the American OTCQX market under the symbol "IHUBY" in August 2014. The site currently has over three million registered users who generate in excess of 177 million page impressions a month.
Originally a UK-based site, the company currently operates in the US, UK, Brazil, Japan and Dubai.
ADVFN has a joint venture in Brazil, a country in which ADVFN has a geographic and language targeted website. This is in addition to its US, French, German, Italian, Canadian, Japanese, Indian, Mexican and Filipino ADVFN financial sites.
In September 2006 ADVFN acquired InvestorsHub.com, a leading online investment community website in the North American market.
ADVFN bought All IPO, an online IPO trading platform, as well as stock brokerages TSCTrade and Throgmorton Street Capital in July 2009.
In 2013 ADVFN acquired Finance Manila, a key resource in a rapidly growing market economy.
For further press information, please contact: Francesca De Franco on: 0794 125 3135 or email francescad@advfn.com