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 29 years of experience. He helps financial services organisations get their story right. It’s mostly a case of thought leadership and content but also includes corporate communications work. David launched the consultancy Communications and Content in 2017, which has since supported 46 organisations across 98 engagements. He started out in 1996 in PR agencies, launching Citywire and Moneysupermarket. From 2006 he held communications roles at Fidelity, M&G and Manulife. David holds a B.A. and an M.Phil in history from the University of Birmingham, is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and frequently talks about communications in the trade media and at conferences. He lives in Sussex with his two sons.
Bella Caridade-Ferreira, CEO, Fundscape
Bella is the CEO of Fundscape and joint MD of Finscape. She has 25+ years’ experience in the research and analysis of the retail wealth management industry. In 2010, she established Fundscape, a research house specialising in the end-to-end analysis of the UK retail wealth management industry. She co-founded Finscape, a distribution intelligence solution for asset managers, in 2019.
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 15 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.
