Bay of Plenty companies did well at this year's Institute of Finance Industry Professionals awards, taking out three of the 13 awards.
Craigs Investment Partners won two of the three most coveted awards, with the Tauranga-headquartered company winning the Sharebroking Firm of the Year and the Research Analyst of the Year awards.
The other major award for Fund Manager of the Year (Equities) went to Milford Asset Management.
Craigs' Ari Dekker, whose coverage includes Port of Tauranga and Fonterra, also won the top research analyst award last year.
Paengaroa-based Comvita won the Emerging Leaders Best Corporate Communicator award.