Brooks Macdonald CEO Andrea Montague talks to chief reporter Isabel Baxter about the wealth manger’s substantial growth in the past few years and how its roots as an IFA are still at its core.
Montague grew up in rural Northern Ireland during the Troubles, an experience that she said shaped her fascination with community and sparked a lifelong interest in what motivates people. "I'm old enough to have grown up with the Troubles, so that community both being able to unite and divide is fascinating," she told Professional Adviser. Montague's mother, an interior designer, was her early role model and inspired her path into business. "My role model and how probably I ended up in business was my mum, because she was, back in the day, quite unique in her time," she shared. "Sh...
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