Flying Colours to hire 12 advisers by July as it makes two senior appointments

Plans to hire 12 more advisers by June 2022

Julia Bahr
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Surrey-based advice and investment group Flying Colours has made two senior appointments.

The firm, set up in 2015 by its CEO, Octopus Investments co-founder Guy Myles, has also revealed plans to add an additional 12 advisers by the end of June.  The firm, which promotes financial lifestyle planning, also said it has had three advisers agree to join the firm since January 2022. Flying Colours, based in Godalming, Surrey, has appointed Chris Handshaw as head of sales and Bret Jackson as marketing and communications manager. Handshaw, who most recently worked as head of adviser relations and employed sales at consolidator AFH Wealth Management, will be responsible for bui...

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