Square Mile director goes the extra 21 miles in charity swim and other good news of the week

Square Mile director in chairty swim 

Square Mile business development director Jamie Farquhar braved the waters of Lake Windermere in a bid to raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). 

Farquhar swam the length of the lake and back last August, totalling 21 miles, and raised more than £10,000 for the hospital, as part of CASCAID's 2018/2019 appeal.

This August, he plans to swim the English channel to raise more funds for GOSH. 

CASCAID is an industry-wide charitable initiative, combining fundraising events on an individual, team and company level.

Farquar's swim took him 14 hours and 34 minutes and started at first light.

He said: "The swim was brutal and towards the end I don't think I have ever been so physically, mentally and emotionally shattered but the generosity of those donations helped me with every single stroke down Lake Windermere and back. 

"CASCAID is a truly remarkable initiative and demonstrates how an industry can unite to support outstanding charities that make a huge difference to so many lives. In the case of GOSH, it admits 619 children and young adults every day, depending on charitable support to give a better future to the seriously ill."

Advice firm early adopter of distancing campaign

Leicester IFA firm Rowley Turton Private Wealth Management was one of the first advice firms to sign up to a national awareness campaign promoting the importance of social distance.

The Bevan Commission's Distance Aware Campaign enables businesses and individuals to put in place practical measures to prompt ongoing social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Rowley Turton director and Chartered financial planner Scott Gallacher explained the initiative, hosted by Swansea University, ensured the UK aligned with best practice principles remaining true to the NHS.

"As the Prime Minister urges the country to ‘Go back to work if you can' I think it's important that financial advisers like ourselves ensure that our clients', and our staff's, safety is maintained. While remote working is a great solution for many people, some clients will still want that face-to-face contact and the Distance Aware campaign is one way to help do this safely."

Quilter provide counselling for advisers

Advice giant Quilter Financial Planning has partnered with workplace health specialists Spill to provide a personal counselling service for advisers and their staff.

As part of the firm's 'There for You' initiative, the firm has launched additional online services as well as the counselling service.

Quilter CEO Paul Feeney said: "This pandemic has changed much about the way we work, live, function and support each other. It has underlined the importance of human connections and having someone to turn to in times of need.

"It is more important than ever for us to take care of our mental health and at Quilter we want to make sure that every financial adviser, no matter the size of their firm, has the resources and support they need. By joining forces with Spill I hope that we will be able to help the advice profession access the emotional and mental health support they need and deserve."

The counselling service is available to all UK advisers and not just the 3,800 that are part of Quilter's network. 

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