M&G Wealth accepts first trainees into advice academy

Offer support to become ARs of firm

Tom Ellis
clock • 2 min read

M&G Wealth has accepted its first cohort of students into its financial advice academy.

The firm's academy offers a structured training and development course. Over two years, M&G Wealth said, the trainees will develop the "relevant knowledge, skills and behaviours" to become a successful financial adviser. It will also offer support to the students to set up their own advice businesses as appointed representatives of M&G Wealth or to join an existing firm within the company. It said a student, a pilot and a butcher were among those in the first cohort of students switching careers. Director of The Advice Partnership at M&G Wealth, Tom Hegarty, said: "There are far fewer...

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