Elevate expands consultancy team and signs strategic deals

Hot-on-the-heels of the company's restructuring last month, Axa Wealth is hiring 20 platform consultants which will see its team expand from 16 to 36 by mid-April. "We have seen a tremendous growth in the platform business and therefore need a higher level of support to help advisers embed the platform into their businesses," says Axa Wealth UK Distributors' David Thompson (pictured). He adds the deal with Sesame Bankhall last year, which saw Elevate power its new wrap Sesame One, has also resulted in increased business levels. The platform consultants will support the constructi...