Peter Hargreaves worth £1.02bn; Pair make top100 Rich List

The founders of the Bristol-based wealth manager reaped the rewards as their firm entered the FTSE 100 in March this year, with its market cap now £3.05bn. It was a good investment by the former accountants who put in just £500 each 30 years ago to kick-start the firm. Hargreaves is now 65th on the Rich List, up from 111 last year, with his wealth estimated at a huge £1.02bn. This is a rise of some £450m on 2010. The 64-year-old's stake in Hargreaves Lansdown is worth £938m. When the company floated in 2007, he sold shares worth £75m while dividends and salaries along the way boost hi...