Shackleton launches as national advice firm with four acquisitions

Skerritts Group rebrands to Shackleton

Sahar Nazir
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Shackleton has today (2 December) launched as a newly unified nationwide financial advice firm that consolidates the operations of the rebranded Skerritts Group.

The firm has also purchased four financial advice firms – Save & Invest, Fleming Financial, Robson Lister and Shorts Financial Services. Headquartered in London, Shackleton will aim to provide a client-focused approach to financial advice with a physical presence in cities and towns across the UK. It said it would provide five core values: "respect, fairness, care, dependence, and courage." Shackleton CEO Paul Feeney said: "In Shackleton I believe we are creating something truly unique, to serve the financial needs of one of the most remarkable, courageous, and yet tolerant societi...

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