SJP adviser becomes UK's youngest Chartered financial planner

Former professional tennis player

Victoria McKeever
clock • 2 min read

St. James's Place (SJP) adviser, James Elliott, has become the UK's youngest ever Chartered financial planner at 22 years old after gaining the Level 6 Advanced Diploma.

Elliott (pictured) joined SJP Academy's training and development programme following a short career as a professional tennis player, where he was ranked in the top 200 in the world. After starting his exams in 2012, he is now one of only about 5,500 Chartered advisers in the marketplace. He is associate partner of James Elliott Wealth Management, a partner practice of SJP.  SJP now has a total of 502 partner and advisers qualified to meet the criteria set by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) - the official body promoting high standards of learning and ethical behaviour across th...

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