SimplyBiz assembles 'heavyweight' investment committee

Rory Percival and Ken Rayner among panellists

Victoria McKeever
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SimplyBiz Group has assembled a "heavyweight" investment committee for its end-to-end financial planning system, Centra, which includes Rory Percival and Ken Rayner.

Former Financial Conduct Authority technical specialist-turned-consultant, Percival (pictured), will provide external governance and compliance oversight for the external investment committee. Rayner Spencer Mills Research managing director, Rayner, will provide investment review and monitoring services. They join Defaqto head of insight and consulting, Pan Andreas, who will provide both asset allocation and investment research services. SimplyBiz Group compliance director, Gary Kershaw, will act as deputy chair, while SimplyBiz Investment Services managing director Dan Russell wil...

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