The best private bank to work for
28 February 2011
SUNDAY TIMES TOP 20 RANKING FOR FAIRBAIRN PRIVATE
BANK
For the seventh consecutive year Fairbairn Private
Bank has been listed as one of the best small companies to work for
and ranked very impressively at number 17 in the Sunday Times 100
Best Small Companies to Work For 2011, published this month.
Fairbairn Private Bank is one of only three companies to have
remained on the best small companies list for the last seven
consecutive years and is the only one to retain a top 20 listing.
With offices in London, Jersey, the Isle of Man and South Africa,
the bank remains the first and only bank to feature in this highly
coveted listing.
In addition, this year, the bank was shortlisted for the first
time under a special awards category entitled "Giving Something
Back". This award is presented to the organisation that best
combines corporate charitable giving with encouragement for staff
activity and involvement.
Greg Horton, Fairbairn Private Bank's managing director,
commented: "I would like to thank everyone in the bank for voting
us a top 100 small company every year since 2005. Our
impressive positioning at number 17 is particularly noteworthy
given the difficult economic background that currently exists. I am
immensely proud of our team and this remarkable achievement
reflects their continued commitment to the company and its
clients."
Mr Horton continued: "Our placing within the best 100 small
companies for the seventh consecutive year also reflects a powerful
consistency around what our staff feel about the business, and
underlines their continuing satisfaction with their working
environment. We are a highly motivated team with a strong
commitment to the personal development of our people and to
providing exemplary service to our clients."
Fairbairn Private Bank has been listed in the small companies
category, for organisations with 50 to 250 employees,
representing a diverse mix of sectors and industries. This
listing is a result of the largest employee survey of its kind with
over 1,165 organisations involved and over 275,000 employees
responding this year. The survey focuses on workplace engagement
and aims to show the level to which employees feel personally
involved with their organisation. The eight key factors measured
are wellbeing; personal growth; fair dealing; company leadership;
employees' feelings towards their managers, team and company; and
what the company gives back to society. One million copies of The
Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies supplement were issued last
weekend.
This latest accolade follows a long list of awards for the bank,
the most recent of which was the Three Star "extraordinary"
accreditation* achieved in this year's UK Best Companies
Guide. This incorporates companies of all sizes and
industries across the entire UK and Fairbairn Private Bank is one
of only 84 companies throughout the UK to have received the maximum
Three Star Status.
Ends
Photograph: Fairbairn Private Bank team
celebrating at the awards evening.
Notes to Editor:
* Best Companies Accreditation has been established to
acknowledge corporate excellence in the workplace. This elite
accreditation takes the format of a Michelin style star system with
company performance awarded one star for first class, two stars for
outstanding and three stars for extraordinary.
About Fairbairn Private Bank
Fairbairn Private Bank operates a comprehensive private and
personal banking operation on behalf of a wide range of clients.
These include private individuals, non-trading companies, trusts,
governments and institutional investors. A full range of banking,
investment, trust and corporate services can be accessed through
its offices in the Isle of Man, Jersey, London and its
representative office in South Africa.
Fairbairn Private Bank is a member of the Old Mutual Group.
When referring to Fairbairn Private Bank - please ensure that
the company name is printed in full and not abbreviated.
For further information:
Fairbairn Private Bank press
office
Tel: +44 (0)
1624 645000
Issued by:
Kate McDowell, Isle of Man Advertising and PR Ltd
Tel: +44 (0)1624 620440