Smith & Williamson, the accountancy and investment management group with a major office in Bristol, has been named Accountancy Team of the Year and Investment Team of the Year.
The accolades came at the highly-respected STEP Private Client Awards 2013/14 where the firm was also a finalist in the Multi-Family Office Team of the Year category.
It is the third time the firm has scooped the Investment Team of the Year title, having previously won in 2009/10 and 2010/11. 
The STEP Private Client Awards are the pre-eminent international competition highlighting excellence across the private wealth sector among private client solicitors/attorneys, accountants, barristers, bankers, trust managers and financial advisers.
The awards ceremony, staged at the Hilton London on Park Lane Hotel, attracted nearly 700 key figures in the sector.
Head of private client tax services at Smith & Williamson’s Bristol office, Jerry Barnes, said: “We wouldn’t have received this accolade without the wonderful commitment and dedication of our staff who are always prepared to go that extra mile for our clients. I would like to thank them for their continuing support and hard work.”
John Erskine, head of investment management, Bristol office, added: “Receiving these awards in front of over 600 private client professionals from across the globe reinforces our position as a major player within the private client world. To have both of our key private client teams win awards in their respective disciplines is a testament to the breadth, depth and quality of the services we offer.
“We have won the Investment Team of the Year award three times in the past five years, a fine achievement of which we are very proud. This is a great endorsement and recognition for the team, won against highly respected competition.”
Smith & Williamson has 12 offices across the UK.
