Smith & Williamson, the financial and professional services firm with a large office in Bristol, has won two significant industry awards in one week.
The firm scooped the Best Large Firm title at Citywire’s Wealth Manager Investment Performance Awards and the National Firm of the Year accolade at the British Accountancy Awards. 
The Citywire awards are based on analysis from performance research firm ARC and are strictly quantitative, focusing on risk-adjusted performance over a three-year period.
They are awarded to managers who deliver consistently great performance for their clients.
Smith & Williamson was also shortlisted in the ‘best cautious strategy’ and ‘best balanced strategy’ categories.
Smith & Williamson landed the National Firm of the Year title in the British Accountancy Awards as the firm most able to demonstrate significant added value for clients across all service areas – and how those services are fundamental in enabling clients to achieve their business goals.
The firm’s submissions focussed on the strength of its client offering, including its services supporting ‘scaling’ businesses and entrepreneurs, its strong financial performance, extensive talent programmes and technology investment and development programme. 
Smith & Williamson Bristol office senior partner Mike Lea, pictured, said: “These awards are a fantastic endorsement of our firm’s emphasis not only on quality of advice but also excellence of client service and outcomes.
“We strive to be the UK’s most respected independent provider of complementary financial and professional services and recognition of this kind only serves to spur us on to continually invest in our people, platforms and technology base for their benefit.”
Smith & Williamson has 12 offices across the UK.
