Banking & Financial Knowledge and Expertise Award

Evaluation

90% automatic · 10% by the award committee

Minimum score to win

70 / 100

Measurement period

The professional record up to the nomination date, with achievements and results counted over the last three years (2023–2025)

Who can apply

• An expert, academic, trainer or researcher working in banking or finance
• At least ten years in the sector, or teaching or researching it
• No final regulatory or disciplinary sanction, or court ruling involving breach of professional trust, against the nominee
• The nominee consents to verification with employers and certificate issuers; Musrefy profile data is used only as a data source, with no advantage for any membership type

Indicators and weights

1. Published knowledge works

   Number of works published in banking and finance in the last five years of these types: a paper in a peer-reviewed journal, a specialist book with an ISBN, or a technical report or guide issued under the name of a regulator, professional body or recognised research centre; opinion articles and social media posts do not count

   20%
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   Points

   • ≥ 10 100
   • 5 – < 10 80
   • 2 – < 5 50
   • 0 – < 2 20

   Evidence

   Links to publications or DOI/ISBN numbers

2. Citation h-index

   h-index in the researcher's Scopus or Web of Science profile on the nomination date, or a Google Scholar profile verified with an institutional email if neither exists; anyone without an indexed profile records zero, which is why its weight is kept small so practising experts are not shut out

   5%
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   • ≥ 10 100
   • 6 – < 10 80
   • 3 – < 6 50
   • 0 – < 3 20

   Evidence

   Link to the public profile

3. Accredited training hours

   Hours of accredited training or university teaching in banking and finance delivered in the last three years

   15%
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   • ≥ 600 hours 100
   • 300 – < 600 hours 80
   • 100 – < 300 hours 50
   • 0 – < 100 hours 20

   Evidence

   Letters from organisers or universities stating the hours

4. Trainee evaluation

   Average trainee or student rating of the trainer in programmes delivered over the last three years, as issued by the organisers or universities rather than the nominee

   15%
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   Points

   • 90 – < 100 % 100
   • 80 – < 90 % 80
   • 70 – < 80 % 50
   • 0 – < 70 % 20

   Evidence

   Evaluation reports from the organisers

5. Contributions to standards and curricula

   Number of standards, regulations, accredited curricula or professional guides they formally helped prepare in the last five years

   15%
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   • ≥ 4 100
   • 2 – < 4 80
   • 1 – < 2 50
   • 0 – < 1 10

   Evidence

   Letters from issuing bodies or acknowledgement pages in the publication

6. Highest qualification

   Highest academic or professional qualification in banking or finance

   10%
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   Points

   • Doctorate or senior professional fellowship100
   • Master's or full professional charter75
   • Bachelor's degree40

   Evidence

   Copy of the qualification or verification by the issuer

7. Years of experience

   Total years in the sector, or teaching or researching it

   10%
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   • ≥ 25 years 100
   • 15 – < 25 years 80
   • 10 – < 15 years 50

   Evidence

   Employer letters

Scored by the award committee

1. Originality and practical effect of the contribution

   10%
   • An original contribution that changed a practice or methodology in the sector and is actually used in institutions, curricula or regulations100
   • A serious contribution that added new knowledge and is cited academically or professionally70
   • A useful teaching or compiling contribution without new knowledge40
   • A contribution of limited value10

Each indicator gives 0 to 100 points; its share of the total is its weight. Ties are decided by the indicators listed first in the scorecard; payment or package never affects the score.

1. Done

   Nominations open

   26 October 2026 · 13:10

2. Upcoming

   Nominations close

   27 November 2026 · 01:10

3. Upcoming

   Judging starts

   27 November 2026 · 01:11

4. Upcoming

   Judging ends

   4 December 2026 · 13:00

5. Upcoming

   Results announced

   4 December 2026 · 13:10

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