The nomination process for the provider categories in the Equity Release Awards this year has changed to enhance the judging process.
In the provider categories, self-nominations will not be accepted. Employees of providers will not be allowed to nominate their own business in any of these categories.
Provider categories will be nominated for by a panel of over 50 adviser firms and they will be asked to submit their top five provider firms in each provider category.
The top three of these combined submissions will make up the shortlist in the provider categories and they will then be assessed by the judging panel.
The existing process was reviewed following observations from the judging panel.
The Equity Release Awards is looking for more judges to be part of the panel. If you are interested in being part of the panel, please email david.adjei@ae3media.co.uk
The online submissions form will take less two minutes to complete.
The deadline to submit your interest in being part of the judging panel is 29 September.
Voting is due to open on 30 September and you can find further information on the Equity Release Awards website.
Anna is currently the deputy editor for Mortgage Solutions and editor for Specialist Lending Solutions. She has worked as a journalist since 2019, having secured her Gold Standard NCTJ diploma from News Associates in a fast-track six-month course.
She started her career as a report at specialist publication The Insurance Insider covering a wide range of areas before joining Mortgage Solutions and Specialist Lending Solutions in 2021.
In her role, she helps put together and structure the news agenda for the day and writes up press releases, reports, interviews, analyses and exclusives across both titles. She also commissions blogs for Specialist Lending Solutions and hosts online masterclasses and in-person events across the business.
She has been shortlisted for three journalism awards, which include BIBA Journalist and Media Awards Scoop of Year Award in 2020, Headline Money Mortgage Journalist of the Year Award (B2B) in 2022 and 2023.
Prior to being a journalist, Anna worked in ecommerce across Snow + Rock, Cycle Surgery and Runners Need websites, and before that worked at specialist financial PR firm Rostrum.
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