Big Interview: Castlefield's John Eckersley and Matt Ralph

Castlefield founder and chair John Eckersley set up Castlefield in 2002. Before that, he joined the group executive committee of Brown Shipley, following its acquisition of Henry Cooke Group, of which he was an executive director and head of fund management. In its early phase, Castlefield operated within a larger structure. "Castlefield initially operated under the umbrella of Raymond James, and we were actually the first UK business of any size that they partnered with," Eckersley explained. "After three years under that structure, we applied for our own FCA registration and became ...