FTAdviser's Diversity in Finance Award 2022 shortlists are here. 

This year – the fourth year FTAdviser has run the DIFAs – saw a record number of entries across all the categories, both individual and corporate.

The DIFA 2022 awards showcase the best work done across the past 12 months, by individuals and companies, to embed diversity, equality and inclusion into a firm's culture, to improve policies, processes and products for customers and colleagues alike.

The quality of entries has been exceptional, highlighting the breadth of creativity and determination in UK financial services to improving DE&I, despite the restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The shortlisted candidates can be seen in the table below, apart from categories where the winner is selected by the judges.

The winners will be announced at the Diversity in Finance Awards in June.

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

Diversity Champion of the Year (small companies)

Grace Le, fund manager at Artemis

Lindsey McMurray, managing partner at Pollen Street Capital

 Mohammed Ahmed, non-executive director at the British Business Bank

Diversity Champion of the Year (large companies)

Fabio Peyer, director of indexes marketing at Morningstar

 Imran Khan, business development manager at Phoenix Group

Laura Rodgers, head of performance insights centre of excellence for NatWest

Sam Gould, head of PR and campaigns at Now: Pensions 

COMPANY AWARDS

Championing Disability Inclusion:

Mazars

UBS  

Zurich

 Championing Gender Diversity: 

Legal & General Investment Management

Natwest 

Schroders 

Championing LGBTQ+ Inclusion: 

Citi Group

Fidelity International

Legal & General Investment Management

PIMCO

Championing Race Diversity: 

Fidelity International

Morningstar

Zurich

Championing Social Mobility:

EQ Investors

HSBC Asset Management

Man Group

One Family

 Championing Women’s Equality:  

GAIN

Pollen Street Capital

SVB UK 

Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year:

 Natixis

NextGen Planners

Now: Pensions

Openwork  

 Diversity Marketing & Recruitment Initiative of the Year: 

 Bank of England

Exante

Fidelity International

Employer of the Year (Small Firm and Large Firm sub-categories): 

AIG

Celtic Financial Planning

PensionBee

Phoenix

Schroders 

Product of the Year: 

 To be unveiled at the awards ceremony in June.

Trailblazing Company of the Year: 

First Wealth

Redington 

PensionBee

Sesame Bankhall Group

Zurich 

Provider of the year: 

To be unveiled at the awards ceremony in June.