Best Independent Global Financial Advisory Firm 2017


lobal Financial Market Review (GFM) is a dedicated online news portal that focuses on industries and news that are involved in the financial markets. As part of its coverage of this huge and multi-disciplined industry, GFM has developed a series of International Awards. The Awards have become a standard for reliability, performance and security within the financial community

In a challenging market the GFM Awards recognize the progress, achievement and leadership of global companies and institutions that are engaged in the financial market, either directly or indirectly.  GFM aims to promote its award winners through the GFM website whilst also using its media partners to ensure that various other news agencies take up the announcements. 

Articles on the GFM site are read by in excess of c 40,000,000 people per year. GFM is independently* ranked in the top 20,000 websites as well as having over 700,000 Twitter followers thereby ensuring real global reach. 

GFM benefits from not only producing its own editorials but aggregating focused news from a number of global news providers. As a truly global financial news portal GFM aims to ensure that the panel, headed by the Publisher with input from the research team, choose winners that are best reflected in the nominated category. 

The selection panel uses a wide range of criteria to come to their decisions on the winners of the awards in 2017. Some of the general criteria depending on the industry included; Transparency, Corporate Governance, Sustainability, Volume of transactions, Innovation, Customer Service. Some of the specific criteria used included; Market Capitalization, Earnings per Share, Price/Earnings Ratio, Total Revenues, Net income, Operating Profits, Tier 1 Capital, Total Deposits, Loan to Deposit Ratio, Non-Performing Loan Ratio, Coverage and Provision. 

The judging panel are proud to award the following institution:

deVere Group – Best Independent Global Financial Advisory Firm 2017

This award recognizes the exceptional manner in which deVere Group has focused on delivering both local and global independent client advice. With a complete portfolio of products deVere Group sits uniquely as one of the largest truly independent financial advisory firms and as such it was felt that deVere was rightly the ‘Best Independent Global Financial Advisory Firm 2017’.

The process by which GFM Review reached this decision is open and unbiased. The research team identify  a number of organizations in a given sector. This is p assed to the nominations team who in turn contacts those institutions  that have been nominated for the specific award. The panel then review the material presented before them and make a decision as to who, in their eyes, is worthy of the award. 

About GFM Review

Global Financial Market Review (GFM) is an online news portal that is focused on the financial industry. It has been developed to deliver informative and independent news from around the world. The articles on GFM are both sourced from a number of independent news sources as well as written in-house. This is reflected in the quality and insight that the portal delivers to readers. GFM readership is comprised of decision makers from global businesses including FT100 and Fortune 500 companies as well as high net worth individuals.

About deVere Group

An independent financial consultancy with a global presence, deVere Group offers clients a world-class and results-driven service.

deVere Group was established in 2002 by CEO Nigel Green. With over 80,000 clients in more than 100 countries - and in excess of $10 billion under advice and administration - deVere Group aims to maintain its place at the forefront of the industry through innovation and a constant focus on client satisfaction. deVere Group's definitive aim is to support clients in creating, growing and safeguarding their wealth. 

Each client engages with their own financial adviser. They develop, implement and manage a made-to-measure financial strategy that is fully in-line with the client's situation, needs and plans for the future. Over the years, deVere Group has aspired to grow hand-in-hand with clients. As a result of this personal, focused service deVere Group has grown into a global advisory trusted by clients.

From FATCA, Retirement planning to Education planning and more, deVere Group offer an array of financial solutions to our clients which include international investors, expatriates and other globally-minded individuals