Winners of the AIC Media Awards 2025
The awards recognise the journalists who have best educated private investors and financial advisers about investment companies.
The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has announced the winners of the AIC Media Awards 2025.
The awards recognise the journalists who have best educated private investors and financial advisers about investment trusts. They are voted for by AIC members, their managers, brokers and analysts.
The winners are:
- Best National Journalist: Jeff Prestridge, Associated Newspapers
- Best Trade Journalist: David Thorpe, FT Adviser
- Best Financial Consumer Journalist: James Crux, Shares
- Best Online Journalist: Kyle Caldwell, interactive investor
- Best Online Commentator: John Stepek, Bloomberg
- Best Freelance Journalist: Cherry Reynard
- Best Scottish Journalist: Ian McConnell, The Herald
- Best Broadcast Journalist: Jonathan Davis, Money Makers
- Best VCT Journalist: Tara O’Connor, FT Adviser
- Best Use of Social Media: Gavin Lumsden
- Helen Pridham Rising Star Award1: Linus Uhlig, Investment Week
Annabel Brodie-Smith, Communications Director of the Association of Investment Companies (AIC), said: “Financial journalists play an important part in educating and informing investors. I’d like to congratulate the winners of this year’s AIC Media Awards, which recognise this crucial role. The winners have worked hard to educate private investors and financial advisers about investment trusts and the long-term benefits of investing.”
Financial journalists play an important part in educating and informing investors. I’d like to congratulate the winners of this year’s AIC Media Awards, which recognise this crucial role.
Annabel Brodie-Smith, Communications Director of the Association of Investment Companies (AIC)
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- The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) represents a broad range of investment trusts and VCTs, collectively known as investment companies. The AIC’s vision is for closed-ended investment companies to be understood and considered by every investor. The AIC has 294 members and the industry has total assets of approximately £267 billion.
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