Global Financial Market Review (GFM) is a dedicated online news aggregation portal specializing in financial market news and industry updates. It combines original editorials with curated content from global news providers, reaching over 14 million readers annually. With a focus on reliability and depth, GFM has positioned itself as a trusted source in the financial sector, boasting a strong social media presence with over 180,000 Twitter followers.
As part of its coverage of this huge and multi-disciplined industry, GFM has developed a series of Awards. Using a wide range of criteria such as Transparency, Corporate Governance, Sustainability, Volume of Transactions, Innovation, Fintech and Customer Service, the Awards have been developed to recognise companies and institutions who have achieved notable success in their respective fields. This, in turn, has become a standard for reliability, performance and security within the financial community.
For the 5th Week of November 2025, GFM Review's judging panel is proud to award the following institutions:
Serena
Serena is one of Europe’s leading venture capital funds with one billion euros under management. Founded in 2008, the Paris-based firm invests from seed to Series A stages in applied artificial intelligence, SaaS, climate technology, deep tech, and impact-driven ventures. The firm has backed more than 100 startups including portfolio standouts Dataiku, Malt, The Fork, and Electra. Serena’s investment strategy emphasizes disciplined capital allocation combined with hands-on governance. Since 2018, portfolio companies have raised over one and a half billion euros with combined valuations approaching five billion euros, demonstrating the effectiveness of its approach. The firm operates Europe’s largest dedicated operational support team and manages the Serena Squad, an active community of over 550 C-level executives fostering knowledge sharing and best practice exchange across its portfolio. This operational model reflects Serena’s founding conviction that venture capital should provide strategic and operational value beyond capital deployment. In 2025, the firm was recognized among the top five percent of value-add seed investors globally, validating its disciplined investment and portfolio management methodology across early-stage European technology ventures.
VT Markets
VT Markets is a Sydney-based multi-asset broker founded in 2015 that serves more than 600,000 clients across over 160 countries. Regulated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) and Mauritius’ Financial Services Commission (FSC), the firm offers access to over 1,000 instruments including forex, commodities, indices, cryptocurrencies and bonds. Utilizing MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 alongside proprietary web and mobile platforms, VT Markets combines institutional-grade execution with tight spreads from 0.2 pips and commission-based ECN accounts. Its client-centric approach emphasizes risk protection, educational resources and 24/7 multilingual support. In recognition of its performance and reliability, VT Markets was honored as Best Forex Trading Platform 2025 and Most Trusted Forex Broker 2025, reflecting its commitment to innovation, transparency and service excellence within the global trading community.
PRLab
PRLab is a global B2B technology public relations agency founded in Amsterdam in 2018 to bridge the gap between traditional PR practices and the fast-paced needs of tech innovators. From its headquarters in Amsterdam, the agency has grown strategically with offices in Stockholm, Munich, Madrid and Austin, serving over two hundred clients across software, fintech, cleantech, biotech and blockchain sectors. PRLab combines digital PR, media training, internal communications and venture funding announcements with advanced capabilities in Generative Engine Optimization, ensuring that clients appear as authoritative sources in both search engines and AI-driven systems. Its OneEval measurement framework links PR activity directly to business outcomes, demonstrating clear ROI for clients ranging from early-stage startups to established enterprises. In recognition of its creative effectiveness and measurable impact across markets, PRLab was named Agency of the Year Europe 2025 and honored with Best PR Campaign Europe 2025 awards.
Martley Capital Group
Martley Capital Group is a full-service European real estate investment advisory platform founded in December 2023 by Richard Croft. Leveraging Croft’s three decades of experience building and exiting multiple real estate businesses, the firm manages approximately £900 million of assets across the United Kingdom and Central Europe. Its integrated capabilities span direct real estate investment, asset management, debt capital markets, and loan servicing through its proprietary IKEN platform. Martley Capital has also spearheaded the launch of a dedicated real asset segment on the Aquis Stock Exchange to enhance market liquidity for commercial property. The firm’s strategic focus on value-add industrial assets, regional offices, and innovative gap financing structures has delivered strong results under current market conditions. In 2025, Martley Capital was recognized as Best Real Estate Investment & Management Firm – London and Most Innovative Real Estate Investment Advisory Firm – UK, affirming its operational excellence and pioneering approach.
About GFM Review
Global Financial Market Review (GFM) is an online news portal that is focused on the financial industry. It has been developed to deliver informative and independent news from around the world. The articles on GFM are both sourced from a number of independent news sources as well as written in-house. This is reflected in the quality and insight that the portal delivers to readers. GFM readership is comprised of decision makers from global businesses including FT100 and Fortune 500 companies as well as high net worth individuals.