- Who can enter the Global Private Banking Awards?
- What is the entry period?
- What date period should achievements reflect?
- How do I enter the awards?
- I'm having problems entering, who should I contact?
- Is there any cost to entering?
- When will the winners be contacted?
- What are the categories for 2025?
- Are there any new categories for 2025?
- Where can I find the category guidelines?
- What is the criteria for judging?
- Who are the judges for these awards?
- Are there any new judges for 2025?
- Where does the awards ceremony take place?
- When is the awards ceremony?
- We'd like to attend the awards, who should I contact?
- How is entry data handled?
- Where can I find award Terms & Conditions?
METHODOLOGY
Private banks operating globally or in one or more of the following regions—Europe, Asia, North America, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa—are invited to submit details of their growth and performance. They should highlight key achievements, strategic changes, and improvements made in the previous year across areas such as business and investment models, growth strategies, customer service, and staff retention. The executive summary should make a compelling case for why the bank deserves recognition in its chosen category.
Submissions will be assessed by a panel of 25 industry experts based in various regions worldwide. Quantitative performance will be evaluated through a detailed KPI analysis conducted by PWM.
Frequently asked questions
The Global Private Banking awards are open exclusively to private banks worldwide. This year, UK-based wealth managers are also eligible to participate. The awards will soon be open to wealth managers in other key markets.
Entries are open from 24 February - 9 May 2025
Private Achievements included in support of your submission should reflect the previous calendar year (2024) and any new developments from Q1 of the current year (2025).
Entries can be submitted through our online portal. We encourage banks to provide essential statements so that your company can be judged based on facts. Please provide as much supporting evidence as possible of implementations & outcomes. Find out more on the 'How to Enter' page.
If your institution has firewall restrictions and you are unable to submit your entries via our Awards portal or have any issues when submitting, please contact our team at ftevents@ft.com.
There is no entry fee for the awards. Winners are not required to purchase a logo, tickets for the awards or any sponsorship/advertising package. All winners will be featured in PWM and The Banker magazines, as well as on their websites, free of charge.
The winners will be contacted in August 2025 by the awards coordinator. You can purchase a table to attend the ceremony and celebrate with your peers.
You can find the full list of categories here. Categories are available to enter at Country, Global or Regional levels.
If you wish to enter more than one category, please duplicate your entry and apply again. To do this, at the end of the process, check the box next to your completed entry, click on the vertical three dots, and select "copy".
Each private bank may enter a maximum of five categories. Each UK wealth manager may enter up to two categories. The judges may also recognise institutions in categories other than those entered.
Yes, we're pleased to announce a new category for 2025, available for entry at both regional and global level; Best Private Bank for Digital and Tokenised Assets.
Each category has a set of recommendations to help you create your entry, please contact Elisa Trovato via email to request these at elisa.trovato@ft.com
Institutions are asked to highlight key achievements, changes or improvements in relation to how technology is transforming their business models and contributing to drive growth, support advisers, enhance brand and improve client experience.
We have a prestigious group of 25 industry experts, ready to judge your submission. You can find the full list of judges here.
Yes, there are 6 new judges this year, Charlotte Thorne, Doris Meister, Elizabeth Hart, Ezra Sofer, Vineet Vohra & William Chow. Visit the judges page for more information.
This years awards will be hosted at The Landmark, London for full venue and awards ceremony information please click here.
The awards ceremony will take place on 6 November 2025.
For more information on table bookings and award attendance please contact alex.predescu@ft.com.
All information about how we use your data can be found in our privacy and cookie policies, for more information on how PWM use your data please click here.
All information submitted in the entries will be treated as private & confidential if clearly marked as such. Due to the high number of awards conducted annually, the FT Group is unable to provide individual confidentiality agreements.
You can find our Awards Terms and Conditions here.
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