Judges 2026

Chair of the judges: Jack Gray, Editor, Wealth Investment News  
David Butcher, Founder & Director, Communications and Content
Bella Caridade-Ferreira, CEO, Fundscape
Benjamin Dyson, Principal Wealth Strategist, Foresight
Jane Hodges, Managing Director, Money Honey Financial Planning
Kate Monserrate, Director, Simplify Consulting
Reuben Overmark, Senior Policy Adviser, Retail Markets, The Investment Association

Chair of the judges: Jack Gray, Editor, Wealth Investment News
Jack Gray is a finance and investment journalist with nearly 10 years’ experience, and is currently the editor of Wealth Investment News. He previously held several editorial roles at Pensions Age and European Pensions, including as deputy editor. Jack has hosted a number of award judging panels and industry award ceremonies over the years, both in the wealth and pensions spaces. He has a BA honours in journalism and politics.

David Butcher, Founder & Director, Communications and Content
David Butcher is a communications professional with a long experience of adding enterprise value through engaging messaging, thought leadership and reputation management. He is managing director of Communications and Content – a specialist communications consultancy for investment and financial brands – and has worked in the sector for nearly 25 years. He started his career in specialist consultancies, such as Lansons, advising companies on strategic and tactical issues, and held a number of senior roles at blue chip investment businesses, including Fidelity International and M&G Investments. He writes regularly on financial communications in the trade media.

Bella Caridade-Ferreira, CEO, Fundscape
Bella has 20 years’ experience in the research and analysis of the UK, European and Asian fund management industries. In 2010, she established Fundscape, a research house specialising in the end-to-end analysis of the UK fund industry. Fundscape is the publisher of the Platform Report, widely regarded as the platform industry’s official data source. Prior to setting up Fundscape in 2010, she worked for Lipper FMI as Global Head of Research and Publications and was the author of numerous publications and reports including the popular European and Asian Data Digests, the Fund Market Profile report series and the UK Platform guide. Early in her career Bella worked in investment banking and then a London-based consulting firm where she specialised in market entry strategies for fund managers.

Benjamin Dyson, Principal Wealth Strategist, Foresight
Benjamin has over 10 years’ experience at Foresight Wealth Strategists. He is Head of the Foresight Investment Committee and previously was a Senior Telecoms Investment Analyst based in Jersey. Ben was shortlisted by the Financial Times for Multi Asset Manager of the Year in 2018. He was also shortlisted for Financial Adviser of the Year in 2022. Ben was awarded the President’s Award from the CISI for Investment, Risk and Taxation (IAD), as well as Finance Global Awards 2023 and 2024 Wills & Trusts Adviser of the Year and Solidus Estate Planner of the Year 2023. Ben is also the youngest Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII).

Jane Hodges, Managing Director, Money Honey Financial Planning
Jane Hodges has over 30 years of experience in the FS industry, as a financial planner/advisor, executive manager, project manager, compliance expert, and technologist. She runs her own IFA financial planning practice and is a Chartered Financial Planner, Fellow of the PFS, Associate of CII, and SOLLA accredited. Recently passed the STEP certificate for Financial Advisors to support estate planning needs. She has also trained as a Prince 2 Practitioner, contributed to the CII as a Question Writer and Examiner, judged the Money Marketing Awards, and speaks professionally worldwide. Jane champions technology to deliver paper-free services and streamlined solutions, keeping client fees low and service high. Her team works remotely using cloud technology, engaging with clients through video conferences and client portals only. Loves learning with over 100 hours of recorded CPD every year so maintains a broad level of expertise on many subjects. Committed to sharing best practices across all advisors and regular adds to case discussions on Lifetalk. Chair to the new Consumer Duty- Cross Border Alliance- seeking to help the profession understand how best to assist UK Expats and to lobby regulators and governments to reduce detriment and make good advice more easily obtainable.

Kate Monserrate, Director, Simplify Consulting
Kate is an accomplished leader and experienced consultant with over 20 years’ experience in financial services helping businesses deliver and embed large scale transformational change across the wealth industry from asset managers, technology and platform providers to administrators and advisor networks.
In 2014 Kate co-founded Simplify Consulting to deliver maximum value to clients including several key players within the wealth industry applying core values of simplicity, professionalism, and tenacious delivery.

Reuben Overmark, Senior Policy Adviser, Retail Markets, The Investment Association Reuben Overmark is a seasoned financial services and government affairs professional with over 13 years of expertise across the UK, EU, and the US. He currently serves as a senior adviser for retail markets at The Investment Association where he leads strategic industry initiatives relating to consumer investments. Reuben has a built a strong reputation for influencing policy changes and driving positive outcomes with prior roles at the Association of British Insurers, on Capitol Hill and on several successful political campaigns in the US.