Punter Southall Aspire hires financial planning director

Richard Cole joins after acquisitions

Jenna Brown
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Punter Southall Aspire has hired ex-Hargreaves adviser Richard Cole as director of financial planning in its Bedford office.

The hire is the first since it bought three IFA firms in the past 12 months. These included Bedford-based Chartered outfit JDP Financial Services. Cole joins the business from Hargreaves Lansdown, where he worked as a financial adviser for the past seven years. He focussed on investment, estate and retirement planning. Cole also worked for Natwest Bank advising high net-worth clients.     Cole said: "Punter Southall Aspire is ambitious, innovative and fast-growing and there are many opportunities to support its future growth and expansion. "This new role will allow me to build clos...

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