AWD Chase de Vere opens Chester office

Nicola Brittain
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National IFA AWD Chase de Vere is to open an office in Chester.

The office will house nine independent financial advisers who will work with private and corporate clients throughout Cheshire and North Wales. These advisers were recruited from Barclays Financial Planning in 2011. The group aims to recruit a further five to ten advisers to the Chester team within the next 12 months. Advice team manager for Cheshire and North Wales Steve Hearn said: "We are opening the Chester office as a springboard to our growth plans in the region. "This is a strategically important development for us as we strive to continue providing independent financial ...

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