The 19th HKIB Outstanding Financial Management Planner Awards - Announcement of Round 2 Winners
Amidst increasing awareness of the importance of financial planning and wealth management, HKIB strives to enhance the competency and integrity of financial planners and wealth management practitioners through this highly recognised Awards programme. Launched in 2006, the Awards recognise individuals who excel in the financial planning and wealth management profession.

Eligibility & Application
The Awards are open for financial planning practitioners in Hong Kong or Macao who are employed by banking or financial institutions registered under the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the Monetary Authority of Macao, the Securities and Futures Commission, or the Insurance Authority. Contestants must be nominated and endorsed by their institutions. The Application form must include the nominator’s full name and business title. Applicants can choose to enter one of the following categories, based on their years of work experience and the nature of their practice:

Category A:
General Wealth
Management Customers
suitable for banking financial planners with up to three years of experience
View Group A winners
Category B:
General Wealth
Management Customers
suitable for banking financial planners with more than three years of experience
View Group B winners
Category C:
High Net Worth
Customers
suitable for banking financial planners who manage more than US$1 million (primary residence excluded) of customer investable assets.
View Group C winners
Category C(N):
High Net Worth
Customers
suitable for non-banking financial planners who manage more than US$1 million (primary residence excluded) of customer investable assets with more than three years of experience.
View Group C winners


Each applicant is required to submit a written financial plan, either in English or Chinese, and orally present the plan to the judges. The applicant's current employer must endorse the plan prior to submission. Applicants may write the financial plan in one language and orally present it in another.
Awards
Round Awards No. of Awards
Round 1 Certificate of Merit 16
Round 2
Silver and Bronze Awards
8
Final Round
Grand, Platinum and Gold Awards
Top Nominations Award
12
TBC
The number and distribution of awards (i.e. grand, platinum, gold, silver, bronze & merit) is subject to the judging panel’s discretion, based on the contestants’ accomplishments and quality. It is not compulsory to award grand, platinum, gold, silver, bronze & merit in each group or round of assessment.
Judging Criteria (for Round 1)
Trust Establishment (10%)
  • Undergoing a meaningful due diligence process on Knowing Your Customer (KYC) for the purpose of understanding the person
  • Scrutinise the source of fund and wealth to confirm the trustworthiness of the customer
  • Conduct an efficient and practical risk profiling that measures the actuality of risk tolerance vs risk perception
  • Gather and build a mutual sense of investment and decision responsibility
Recognising Financial Needs and Life Goal Analysis (20%)
  • Understand purpose of life and event planning for different life stages and challenges facing family situations
  • Collect financial and personal data e.g. income and expenses, assets and liabilities, insurance coverage and retirement benefits
  • Determine customer''s current wealth stage – creation, accumulation, protection or distribution
Undergoing Financial Assessment (25%)
  • Conduct reality checks on future goals vs current financial and human capital
  • Net worth and cashflow analysis, current and future inflows and outflows of capital
  • Current asset and liabilities vs future ones such as tax and estate liabilities
  • Evaluate and identify current and future financial gaps
  • Assess the effectiveness of the customer''s current portfolio and investment allocation
  • Formulate a personal financial strategy and propose solution and alternatives
Structuring Financial Plan (35%)
  • The concurrence of the proposed strategy built on the pillars of investment planning, protection planning, estate and succession planning and philanthropic planning
  • Recommend the most suitable insurance and protection products to meet various goals for the customers and his/ her family
  • Recommend the most suitable savings strategy and products to bridge or close the gaps for retirement, healthcare, and other life goals
  • Recommend the most suitable investment products and asset allocation strategy to reposition existing assets taking into account of risk management, domicile, time-horizon of goals and objectives, and regulatory requirements
  • Build an effective Investment Policy Statement (IPS) as a guideline for investment decisions and to manage the customer''s expectations over time
Timely implementation and Expectation Management (10%)
  • Develop a detailed action plan checklist and a detailed review schedule as per the strategy and the purpose of each review and anticipated actions
  • Review the status of the customer's goals and the impact on the agreed plan and solutions
  • Examine the deviation from the IPS and the changes of risk parameter over time
  • Demonstrate the portfolio review mechanism
  • Describe a mechanism that cross-checks that customer's level of satisfaction
Assessment Process
Stage Details
Round 1: Written Financial Plan Participants submit a written financial plan based on the hypothetical cases provided
Round 2: Closed Door Presentation Participants orally present written financial plans to the panel of judges
Final Round: Best of the Best Participants orally present revised written financial plans to the panel of judges
Timeline
Date* Detail
28/05/2026 Information Session
25/06/2026 Early Bird Offer Close
09/07/2026 Registration Deadline
20/07/2026 AM or
23/07/2026 AM		 Training - Module I - Foundation Training (3 hours)
20/07/2026 PM or
23/07/2026 PM		 Training - Module II - Best Practice Training (3.5 hours)
24/07/2026 AM or
24/07/2026 PM		 Training - Module (III) Practical & Soft Skills Training (3.5 hours)
09/09/2026 Written Financial Plan Submissions Deadline
30/09/2026 6:00pm Round 1 - Results Announcement
26/10/2026 -
27/10/2026		 Round 2 - Closed Door Oral Presentation
3/11/2026 6:00pm Round 2 - Results Announcement
24/11/2026 Final Round - Closed Door Oral Presentation
02/02/2027 Awards Presentation Ceremony
Enquiry
The Hong Kong Institute of Bankers,
3/F, Guangdong Investment Tower,
148 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong
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