St. James’s Place (SJP), the UK’s leading wealth manager, has today announced that seven additional financial services professionals have joined the Partnership as experienced wealth management professionals to build their careers in financial advice.
Emma Medi Jones, Michelle Arnold, Louis Eyles, James Saddler, George Everett-Elliott, Rahul Trivedi and Nathan Emslie ave joined SJP as advisers, bring a range of experience as independent financial advisers, as well as within companies including Standard Life, Union Bancaire Privée and Handelsbanken, with extensive business and wealth management experience between them. They join a Partnership of nearly 5,000 advisers and approximately 2,700 Partner practices.
Emma Medi Jones, an Associate Partner at Medi Financial Planning, based in South Wales, has a background in independent financial planning and is working towards Chartered status. As a Partner with SJP, she was looking for autonomy to shape and grow her own business while still being part of a wider organisation, as well as flexibility building the practice and support clients.
Michelle Arnold, of Lester Brunt Wealth Management based in Wimborne, Dorset, has 30 years of experience with private clients, families and businesses, most recently in private banking with Union Bancaire Privée and previously Handelsbanken. She chose SJP because of the support, structure and development it offers, while allowing her to build strong personal relationships with clients, giving her the opportunity to use her experience to develop as an adviser and build a long-term future in financial advice.
Louis Eyles has joined Midland Financial Planning, based in Solihull. He has experience working both offshore and in the UK, with a background across retail financial services and employee benefits. His priorities were a high level of infrastructure and technology available to support advisers and clients, and the ability to help clients holistically across a wide range of financial planning needs.
James Saddler has joined expanding Edinburgh-based professional services company Gilson Gray as a financial adviser, with seven years’ experience in pensions and retirement planning from his time with Standard Life. He says that background has given him a strong grounding in helping clients understand their retirement options and the importance of clear, structured financial advice, and wanted the opportunity munity to join a large, established company with strong training and development.
George Everett-Elliott, Associate Partner with James George Financial Planning, based in Derby, previously worked as an Independent Financial Adviser for six years, following three years as a paraplanner. Before moving into financial services, he ran my own landscape and design business, which gave him first-hand experience of building and managing a business. He cites his reasons for joining SJP as the opportunity to join a large and supportive FTSE firm and the quality of the business development support available to help grow this own firm.
Rahul Trivedi, of Grant Charles Financial Planning in Derby, was a mortgage and protection adviser before qualifying as a financial adviser. He sees SJP as the perfect place to build a long-term career, highlighting its strong reputation, very established brand and opportunity to learn from other experienced advisers to develop his knowledge.
Nathan Emslie has joined Brian Emslie Wealth Management in Herne Bay, Kent, with five years’ experience in financial services, specialising in providing holistic financial advice to individuals, families and business owners. He chose to join St. James’s Place for the support, expert and resources of an established wealth management partner, providing the opportunity to further develop his practice
Commenting on the new appointments, James Rainbow, Chief Executive of St. James’s Place Wealth Management PLC said: “We are delighted to welcome Emma, Michelle, Louis, James, George, Rahul and Nathan to the SJP Partnership. They bring a wide range of experience in financial services, business and advice, with the aim of both establishing their progression while delivering excellent client outcomes.
"Joining SJP will enable them to build strong relationships with their clients, concentrate on delivering excellent client service and help them to achieve their long-term financial goals, while strengthening what the SJP Partnership offers across the UK."