STEP Jersey Student Awards 2016

The 2016 STEP Student Awards were presented on 18 November 2016 to the five fiduciary professionals who gained the highest marks in recent professional examinations.

The presentations were made at a black tie dinner attended by 200 industry professionals at the Royal Yacht Hotel. In her welcome speech, the Chair of STEP Jersey, Naomi Rive TEP, said: ‘The idea behind the awards is to reward the hard work, determination and achievement of those people who study for their STEP professional examinations. As well as congratulating the worthy award winners I would also like to pay tribute to the employers in the wealth management sector who encourage and support their people through long periods of training towards the STEP professional qualifications. A professional workforce is one of mainstays of our reputation within the global landscape in which we operate.’

Advocate Rive paid tribute to a former Chair of STEP Jersey, Edward Buckland TEP, who stepped down at the recent Branch AGM; ‘Ed, who will also shortly come to the end of his term of office as worldwide Chair of STEP, gave many years to the branch for which we are enormously grateful,’ she said.

Inaugurated eight years ago to mark the 15th anniversary of the Jersey Branch of STEP, the awards are presented in the following categories:

• STEP Diploma in International Trust Management—Top Student (sponsored by First Names Group); won by Oana Crisan of Garfield Bennett.
• STEP Diploma—Trust Investment and Financial Appraisal paper (sponsored by Enhance); won by Kseniya Hornby of First Names Group.
• STEP Diploma—Trust Creation Law and Practice paper (sponsored by Ogier); won by Oana Crisan of Garfield Bennett.
• STEP Diploma—Company Law and Practice paper (sponsored by Vistra); won by Kseniya Hornby of First Names Group.
• STEP Diploma—Trust Administration and Accounts paper (sponsored by RBC Wealth Management); won by Gemma Esterson of Bedell Cristin.
• STEP Certificate in International Trust Management—Top Student (sponsored by UBS); won by Diana Knight of HSBCPB.
• STEP Certificate in Foundations (sponsored by Dickinson Gleeson) won by Victoria Cotter of Mourant Ozannes.

The winners were presented with a solid silver salver, which they hold for a year, a silver replica which is theirs to keep, and GBP775 in BA travel vouchers. In the case of the top STEP Diploma student, the travel element is GBP1,200.