Celebrating leadership and scale: Large Asset Broker of the Year Award

The Finance Connect Summer Awards 2026 are once again set to recognise the very best businesses and individuals across the UK asset finance sector. Taking place this summer, the awards celebrate those setting new standards in performance, innovation, and client service.

Recognising excellence at scale

The Large Asset Broker of the Year Award is designed to honour established brokerage firms that are delivering exceptional results while operating at scale. In a competitive and evolving market, this award highlights those organisations that successfully balance growth with strong governance, innovation, and a client-first ethos.

Judges will be looking for brokers who can demonstrate:

• Sustained financial performance and business growth
• A clear commitment to innovation, whether through technology, funding models, or service delivery
• Outstanding customer outcomes and relationship management
• Robust operational processes, compliance, and transparency
• A meaningful contribution to the wider asset finance ecosystem

This is not simply an award for size – it is a recognition of leadership, resilience, and the ability to adapt in a rapidly changing landscape.

Setting the benchmark: 2025’s winner

Its success reflected a combination of strong financial performance, strategic evolution, and a clear commitment to ethical finance. The firm’s transition to a hybrid broker/lender model, alongside its proactive approach to regulatory change and transparency, demonstrated exactly the kind of forward-thinking approach the award is designed to recognise.

Reflecting on the achievement, Managing Director David Foster said: “Winning the Large Broker of the Year Award 2025 is a powerful validation of everything Anglo Scottish stands for: ethical finance, innovation, and putting people first.

“This award recognises not only the strength of our numbers – but the strength of our values. It celebrates the commitment of our people, over half of whom chose to invest their own money during our MBO, and a leadership culture grounded in humility, openness, and care.”

For 2026 entrants, it provides a powerful example of what it takes to stand out, not just commercially, but culturally and strategically.

Part of a broader celebration of industry excellence

While the Large Asset Broker of the Year Award is a flagship category, it sits within a wider programme that reflects the diversity and strength of the asset, auto, equipment and receivables finance communities.

• Brokers across different size segments
• Lenders and funders
• Industry newcomers and rising stars
• Innovation, technology, and specialist contributions
• Leadership excellence, including CEO recognition
• Lifetime achievement within the industry
• Compliance and governance excellence
• Best company to work for (judged by its own employees)

Full details of all categories, criteria, and nomination requirements can be found here: https://afcawardsuk.com/2026/en/page/categories

Join the industry on 7th July

The winners will be announced at the Finance Connect Summer Awards ceremony on 7th July 2026 at City Central at the HAC in London, bringing together professionals from across the industry for an evening of celebration, networking, and recognition.

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Submit your entry

Nominations for the Finance Connect Summer Awards 2026 are now open, and firms across the asset, auto, equipment and receivables finance communities are encouraged to put themselves forward.

Submit your entry and view all categories here: https://afcawardsuk.com/2026/en/page/categories. Entries close on Friday 1 May 2026.