Rathbones buys stake in HNW advice network

clock

Wealth manager Rathbone Brothers has acquired an almost 20% holding in Vision Independent Financial Planning and its sister company Castle Investment Solutions for a total cash consideration of £2m.

Rathbone Investment Management already has a discretionary fund management panel relationship with Vision, which is an independent specialist financial advice network focussing on high net worth private clients. Castle is an administrative services provider to Vision. The stakes in the groups have been purchased from the founders of Vision and Castle, Roger Edwards and Paul Sweaton, and their spouses. Rathbones has also entered into a series of options with the founders which would entitle it to acquire the remaining 80.1% of Vision and Castle in 2015 for a mixture of cash and Rathbon...

To continue reading this article...

Join Professional Adviser for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, industry insights and market intelligence
  • Stay ahead of the curve with spotlights on emerging trends and technologies
  • Receive breaking news stories straight to your inbox in the daily newsletters
  • Make smart business decisions with the latest developments in regulation, investing retirement and protection
  • Members-only access to the editor’s weekly Friday commentary
  • Be the first to hear about our events and awards programmes

Join

 

Already a Professional Adviser member?

Login

More on Your profession

PA360: Advice firms 'brush over' data integrity fundamentals

PA360: Advice firms 'brush over' data integrity fundamentals

‘Your business and your people are under attack constantly’

Isabel Baxter
clock 25 April 2024 • 1 min read
PA360: The need for a financial plan 'has never been higher'

PA360: The need for a financial plan 'has never been higher'

‘It needs to be done in a different and innovative way’

Isabel Baxter
clock 25 April 2024 • 2 min read
PA360: Potential pitfalls for advisers amid push for AI integration

PA360: Potential pitfalls for advisers amid push for AI integration

Advisers must be not be ‘deceived into believing AI can solve all problems’

Sahar Nazir
clock 25 April 2024 • 1 min read