SJP Asia reports £13m loss while CEO Bellamy to step down
David Bellamy, chief executive of St James’s Place (SJP), will step down from his role at the end of 2017 as the group’s Asian business reports a £13.2m (€15.5m, $16.4m) loss.
David Bellamy, chief executive of St James’s Place (SJP), will step down from his role at the end of 2017 as the group’s Asian business reports a £13.2m (€15.5m, $16.4m) loss.
St James’s Place, one of Britain’s biggest wealth managers, has come under fire for paying its advisers using an ‘air miles’ type system which rewards them with trips and jewellery for bringing in high levels of client investment.
As the UK approaches the end of another tax year, Tony Müdd, divisional director for development and technical consultancy at St James’s Place, talks through how to make the most of all the allowances and exemptions available.
St James’s Place is set to roll out services from discretionary fund manager Rowan Dartington across its Asian operations during the first half of this year, according to Mike Gravestock, international partnership director.
St James’s Place, one of Britain’s biggest wealth managers, has come under fire over claims it will not be caught by an incoming cap on exit charges.
St James’s Place has expanded its presence in Asia as it moves from servicing expats and looks to target the region’s high net-worth individuals (HNWIs), said Mike Gravestock, partnership director for Asia and international.
Almost two fifths (38%) of British workers are interested in a career that enables them to give people advice on their investments and finances, according to new research by St. James’s Place Academy.
St James’s Place has reached a record £71bn ($86bn, €76bn) in funds under management after a bumper year helped by the acquisition of UK wealth manager Rowan Dartington.
Sanlam UK is to set up a new division encompassing its discretionary fund management and financial advice divisions and launch a partnership initiative for advice firms to join the group in a move that challenges St James’s Place’s existing model.
Fresh from an acquisition spree in the UK, wealth manager St James’s Place is taking its pioneering business model east in its next phase of growth.
Tilney Bestinvest’s “Spot the Dog” report names M&G Investments as the firm with the highest number of assets in underperforming funds and Aberdeen Asset Management as the fund house with the most ‘dog funds’.
St. James’s Place reported a record £1bn of gross inflows in March, increasing the group’s funds under management to £62bn.