The shortlist of potential winners of the GCC region awards hosted by the publisher of this news service has been revealed.

The judges for the WealthBriefing GCC Awards 2016 have created a shortlist of potential winners. The winners will be announced at a gala dinner event on 1 November in the Taj Dubai, Burj Khalifa Street, Business Bay, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 

PRIVATE BANKING CATEGORIES
Overall GCC private bank 

NOMINEES
Barclays
Nedbank Private Wealth
United Arab Emirates private bank (local) 

NOMINEES
ABN AMRO Private Banking
Nedbank Private Wealth 

United Arab Emirates private bank (international) 
NOMINEES
ABN AMRO Private Banking
Barclays
Liechtensteinische Landesbank (representative offices Dubai and Abu Dhabi)
Lombard Odier
Nedbank Private Wealth

Best private bank (client service) 
NOMINEES
ABN AMRO Private Banking
Barclays
Liechtensteinische Landesbank (representative offices Dubai and Abu Dhabi)
Nedbank Private Wealth

Best private bank (investment management platform) 
NOMINEES
Barclays
Union Bancaire Privee

Best private bank (talent management) 

NOMINEES
ABN AMRO Private Banking
Liechtensteinische Landesbank (representative offices Dubai and Abu Dhabi)

PRIVATE CLIENT CATEGORIES
Tax/accountancy team 
NOMINEES
Deloitte Private, Deloitte & Touche (ME)
M/Advocates of Law
Re/think 

Independent trust or fiduciary company 
NOMINEES
Asiaciti Trust Group
Intertrust
Hawksford
SANNE
Salamanca Group Trust and Fiduciary

Institutional trust or fiduciary company – EDITOR’S AWARD
NOMINEES
Northern Trust

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CATEGORIES – EDITOR’S AWARD

Fund manager
NOMINEES
Union Bancaire Privee

WEALTH MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY CATEGORIES
(open to technology vendors only)
Front office solution 
NOMINEES
IBO
Profile Software
SS&C Advent

Portfolio management 
NOMINEES
IBO
Profile Software
SS&C Advent

Client communications and reporting 
NOMINEES
IBO
SS&C Advent

Outsourcing solution – EDITOR’S AWARD
NOMINEES
Penta

WEALTH MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY CATEGORIES
(open to any organisation)
Best implementation of a technology solution 
NOMINEES
EY Wealth & Asset Management Advisory
OSOOL Asset Management & Eagle Investment Systems

Risk profiling solution 
NOMINEES
IBO
Profile Software

Risk management 
NOMINEES
IBO
Profile Software

Onboarding 

NOMINEES
EY Wealth & Asset Management Advisory
Profile Software

Innovative client solution 
NOMINEES
EY Wealth & Asset Management Advisory
LMM Investment Controlling
Nedbank Private Wealth
Profile Software

OTHER WEALTH MANAGEMENT CATEGORIES
International Finance Centre – EDITOR’S AWARD
NOMINEES
Jersey  

Philanthropy offering – EDITOR’S AWARD
NOMINEES
National Philanthropic Trust UK

ETF provider – EDITOR’S AWARD
NOMINEES
Lyxor ETF

Women in wealth management (Individual or company contribution) 
NOMINEES
Deloitte Private, Deloitte & Touche (ME) – Fiona McClafferty
Din Consultants – Sabila Din

Outstanding contribution to wealth management thought leadership – EDITOR’S AWARD
NOMINEES
Asiaciti Trust – Laurence Black

Leading individual (advisor)
NOMINEES
Asiaciti Trust Group – Laurence Black
Din Consultants – Sabila Din
Que Capital – Someshwar Srivastav

Leading individual (banker)
Winner will be announced at awards dinner.