St. James’s Place (SJP) announces the appointment of Joe Wiggins as Director of Investment Research.

Joe will be responsible for the investment research carried out within the SJP investment proposition. He will lead a team of experienced researchers with broad expertise that will ensure that the investment strategies available to clients meet their diverse personal requirements.

Joe, who will join SJP on September 12, has nearly 20 years of experience in investment management. Most recently, he worked as Chief Investment Officer at Fundhouse, a leading UK investment consultant.  He has also held a number of senior roles in the industry including at SJP as Director of Liquid Markets, and at ABRDN, where he was Head of Portfolio Management for one of Europe’s most successful fund of funds ranges, with responsibility for both active and passive strategies.

In addition to this, Joe is widely known for his investment writing with a particular focus on behavioural finance. Last year his first book, The Intelligent Fund Investor, was published; it explored the range of challenges investors face and how best to overcome them. 

Tom Beal, Director of Investments at St. James’s Place, comments: “I’m delighted that Joe has decided to re-join us as his insight and experience will be invaluable to the team. In this newly created role, Joe will be instrumental in fostering, nurturing and chairing investment debates across the division with the aim of delivering strong investment driven client outcomes.”

Joe Wiggins, said: “I’m looking forward to working with a high quality team and creating an environment where we can produce rigorous research based on sound decision making principles, which can help our clients’ meet their long-term objectives.”

This is a continuation of SJP's drive to enhance the breadth and depth of expertise within the investment division, which has included the recent hire of Hetal Mehta as Head of Economic Research and Justin Onuekwusi, who will be joining in October, as CIO.

 

 

 

 

Notes to Editors

 

About St. James’s Place

St. James’s Place (SJP) is a leading UK wealth management organisation. Founded in 1991, SJP was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1997 and is a FTSE 100 company with over £157.5 billion funds under management. The company provides face-to-face advice to clients based on their individual needs and circumstances, adapting the advice as requirements change over time to ensure that recommendations remain appropriate.