Former Schroders head of UK James Rainbow joins SJP

Rainbow joined Schroders in 2007

Sorin Dojan
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Ex-Schroders head of UK James Rainbow has joined St James’s Place (SJP) as CEO of SJP Wealth Management as of 1 April.

Rainbow's move comes after nearly two decades at Schroders, which he joined in 2007 as head of UK marketing. "After 17 years, 11 months and 21 days, today marks my last official day at Schroders," Rainbow said in a LinkedIn post on Monday (31 March). "I know that this was actually announced last November and since then I have enjoyed a fantastic break from work, however it feels like now is the right moment to mark the end of this chapter. "Schroders has unquestionably changed in so many ways since 2007," the outgoing head of UK said. "Assets under management are up by more than se...

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