SJP sees 41 advisers graduate academy

And 13 paraplanners

Tom Ellis
clock • 1 min read

St James's Place (SJP) has seen 41 advisers and 13 paraplanners qualify out of its academy in its latest graduation ceremony at Guildhall in London.

The qualified advisers and Level 4 qualified paraplanners have now left the academy, which has more than 400 students working towards qualifying as advice professionals. The firm's adviser academies, which are based in Edinburgh, London, Manchester and Solihull, have seen more than 450 students graduate. According to the firm, a quarter (24%) of those to have joined its academy have been women while, at 37, the average age of entrants is "significantly lower" than the sector average. SJP adviser becomes UK's youngest Chartered financial planner St James's Place academy director Jas...

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