The tenth anniversary FST Awards 2010 were held on 25 March at the Lancaster London Hotel, Bayswater. The event attracted 435 guests, across 43 tables, from all sectors of the financial services industry. Nationwide, NAG, Co-operative Financial Services and Barclays sent in entries from their retail banking operations, with Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse highlighting wholesale banking IT projects. In the insurance space, there was L&G, Aviva and RSA, alongside building societies, such as Newcastle and Yorkshire. Infrastructure providers, such as Euroclear and Chi-X, were also in attendance. Others competing for the prestigious awards were Morgan Stanley, Investec, Brewin Dolphin, Fidelity, Lloyds Banking Group, CECA, Emriates NBD, and GE Money.

The FST Awards, celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, aim to recognise excellence and innovation in the field of information technology within the UK and EMEA financial sector. These prestigious awards are designed to emphasise the importance of IT as a key driver in business and to acknowledge and reward IT specialists working within the sector. The primary criteria for judging is the delivery of definable and significant business benefits, innovation and originality of application. Project management issues, such as the scale and delivery on time and within budget, are also be taken into account.

FST will only accept nominations concerning retail banks, wholesale banks, insurance companies or other financial service providers. We may receive nominations from anyone who has responsibility for information technology management or strategy within a financial institution or from service suppliers, press officers, PRs or consultants, representing them. All shortlisted entries will be listed under the name of the financial institution, with any partners included in the 50-word project summary.

2010 AWARDS WINNERS                                               THE 2011 AWARDS CATEGORIES WILL OPEN IN SEPTEMBER

FST 2010 awards timings:

6.30pm Drinks reception in the Nine Kings Foyer, Lancaster London Hotel, London

7.30pm Call for dinner in the Nine Kings Suite followed by a welcome speech, Neil Ainger, Editor, FST

7.40pm Dinner is served

9.30pm Awards presentation to begin

10.45pm Awards presentation to finish followed by disco and fun casino

2am Carriages

Dress code: Black Tie

KEY DATES FOR THE 2011 Awards:

The categories for the 2011 Awards, and all other entry information, will be published on this website in September 2010. You can also see the launch material in the July-August10 print edition.

Entry deadline: Tuesday 7 December 2010

Shortlist announced: January 2011

Awards ceremony: March 2011

• How to enter
  
  
• Categories
  
  
• 2010 FST Awards – SEE A FULL REPORT HERE
  
  
• 2010 FST LiVE Conference & Expo – SEE A FULL REPORT HERE
  
  
• See a previous winning submission (use this as a guide for any entry)