Matt King bags Sesame award after writing £1.2m in '09

Laura Miller
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Matt King, principal at London-based adviser The Investment Company, has been named the 2010 Adviser of the Year by network giant Sesame.

His company was two-for-two after also winning Top Firm - London & South at the Sesame Adviser Awards on 11 March in London. King, who began his career as an adviser with Porchester in 1986, set up The Investment Company in 1992 because he wanted to add his "own personal touch rather than be put through the mill of a larger company". King's award recognised his ability to "excel in a number of areas and maintain good volumes", according to Sesame Bankhall. The adviser turned over £1.2m last year. "The award for the company is also great, as obviously it has been a difficult year....

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