AWD Chase de Vere has taken on 17 advisers who previously worked for now-defunct Barclays Financial Planning.
CEO Stephen Kavangh (pictured) said the company saw the closing down of the Barclays arm in January - shortly after it had been fined £7.7m for giving poor investment advice to customers - as a recruitment opportunity. He added the company was looking to take on more advisers in 2011.
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