Private Asset Management Announces Nominees For 7th Annual High-Net-Worth Industry Awards; Jay Hughes Honored For Lifetime Achievement.

Private Asset Management, a publication of Institutional Investor News, has announced the nominees for the 7th Annual High-Net-Worth Industry Awards. James (Jay) E. Hughes, author, counselor and founder of private client law firm Hughes and Whitaker is being honored for lifetime achievement.

New York, NY (PRWEB) June 23, 2008 -- Private Asset Management, a publication of Institutional Investor News, has announced the nominees for the 7th Annual High-Net-Worth Industry Awards. James (Jay) E. Hughes, author, counselor and founder of private client law firm Hughes and Whitaker is being honored for lifetime achievement.

To honor the nominees, Institutional Investor Awards will host a gala awards dinner and ceremony on September 15, 2008 at the Pierre Hotel in New York City.

The awards dinner is being held in conjunction with Institutional Investor Events' Integrated Wealth Management Forum, Sept. 15 -17 at the Union League Club in New York City.

For more information visit: http://www.iievents.com/wealth

More information about each of the nominees is available at:

http://www.iiwealthmanagement.com/pam/2008awards/

Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient

Jay Hughes, author, counselor and founder of private client law firm Hughes and Whitaker

2008 AWARD CATEGORIES & NOMINEES:

Advertising Campaign of the Year

Allianz

Bessemer Trust

U.S. Trust, Bank of America

Wells Fargo Private Bank

Philanthropic Group of the Year

The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies

Bank of America

Second Look Financial

Wachovia Wealth Management

Single Family Office of the Year

GKM Capital

Heritage Equity Partners

Okabena

Cymric Family Office Services

Multi-Family Office of the Year

GenSpring Family Offices

Highmount Capital

Lowenhaupt Global Advisors

Sentinel Trust

Platform Provider of the Year

Aequus Wealth Management

BNY Mellon Wealth Management

WealthTrust

Wells Fargo

High-Net-Worth Leader of the Year

Credit Suisse

Convergent Wealth Advisors

Aspiriant

Neuberger Berman

Event Planner of the Year

High Water Women

Institute For Private Investors

Stanford Group

Wilmington Trust

About the High-Net-Worth Industry Awards:

Institutional Investor News awards set the standard for excellence within the financial services industry. Opinions are solicited from the industry but the nominees and winners are selected exclusively by the editorial staff of Private Asset Management.

About Private Asset Management:

Private Asset Management is the only publication focusing exclusively on marketing investment management, financial and advisory services to the high-net-worth arena, delivering breaking news before it appears anywhere else.

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