James Brown – Director of Client Services, Compeer

James joined Compeer in October 2006 as an analyst following his graduation from The University of Warwick, where he studied Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics and Economics.  Today he manages Compeer’s team of analysts. He has widely presented key trends in the UK Wealth Management Industry, with in-depth experience of providing statistical analysis of firms’ business performance. He regularly provides recommendations during presentations to Executive boards, and is actively involved in bespoke research projects.

Bhaven Patel – Business Development Manager, Compeer

Having joined Compeer in June 2015, Bhaven is responsible for managing our existing wealth management and private banking client relationships. In addition, he is developing relations with asset management firms to extend our business performance benchmarking service.

Prior to working at Compeer, Bhaven worked in equity sales for HNWI clients at Whitman Howard. He graduated from The London School of Economics, where he studied Economics and Economic History. He is a member of CISI, holding the IAD qualification.

Nick Hulme – Head of Department (Advisers, Wealth and Pensions), FCA

Nick joined the FCA in 2019 after a decade in financial stability and prudential supervision roles at the FSA, Bank of England and Prudential Regulation Authority. He has also worked in private office for two Ministers of State at HM Treasury. Prior to this role in Consumer Investments, he worked in the FCA’s Financial Resilience Department. He holds an MBA Dip from Said Business School, Oxford University and BA Hons in Financial Management and Italian from Royal Holloway, University of London. He is also a publicly elected volunteer Governor of East Kent Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and previously a Treasurer Trustee at two sports charities.

George Littlejohn – Senior Adviser, CISI

George Littlejohn is Senior Adviser to the CISI. He has conducted advisory work in financial centres across Europe, particularly in central and eastern Europe, the Middle East and Asia over the past two decades. He qualified as a chartered accountant with PwC in London before becoming a journalist with The Economist, specialising in financial and economic matters.

Steve Jones – Group Head of Compliance, Raymond James Wealth Management

Steve Jones joined Charles Stanley as Head of Compliance in July 2016, before expanding his role following the Raymond James acquisition of Charles Stanley to Group Head of Compliance for Raymond James Wealth Management.  Steve was previously Head of EMEA Compliance for Julius Baer following its acquisition of the non-US wealth management business of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he supported the successful integration process.

Jo Freeman – Head of Pricing and Proposition, Evelyn Partners

Having worked in the legal sector for 12 years, Jo started her career in the Financial Services industry in 2008.  Jo’s experience in Financial Services covers a wide range of roles within; advice firm Towry, HSBC UK Insurance Business and Wealth Management firm Evelyn Partners (nee Tilney), predominately in Project Management and Change roles.

Jo joined Evelyn Partners in 2017, as a Programme Manager to deliver business critical strategic change, which included the successful delivery of the Consumer Duty regulations and various integrations.

As Head of Pricing and Proposition, Jo’s role encompasses the governance management of Products and Services, along with strategic design and implementation of propositions. The role includes multiple concurrent considerations including, price and value, internal and external influences and ensuring the right outcome for the client.

Having a wealth of experience on product, service, and price design, Jo has a very strong desire for demonstrating transparency and value.

Michael Harden – Head of Compliance & MLRO, Netwealth Investments

With over 20 years’ experience in financial services compliance starting at Burns Anderson, Michael has worked with several traditional wealth managers, including Brewin Dolphin, Kleinwort Benson and Coutts, before running his own Compliance consultancy, and later holding the Deputy Head of Compliance position at Duncan Lawrie and Head of Compliance at Henderson Rowe.

Michael has been a crucial member of the Netwealth team since January 2019. With Netwealth’s ideology at heart, and the determination to offer our clients the best value, he has helped lay some of the key foundations for the company’s growth and development. Michael holds the International Compliance Association (ICA) Diploma in Compliance, along with professional qualifications with the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) and Chartered Insurance Institute (CII).