Lifetime achievement award PETER HANCOCK

Risk Awards 2006

The decor of the entrance to Integrated Finance Limited's (IFL) New York headquarters is modest by Wall Street standards. Indeed, as one leaves the lift on the fourth floor and walks the long featureless corridor towards a distant front door, the space almost appears disused. The impression gradually fades as the firm's small name plate becomes legible at closer quarters. But while IFL lacks the grand facade so often found at prestigious financial institutions, the pedigree behind the front door