Becketts acquires £135m AUM firm from retired adviser

Snaps up Absolute Sense Financial Planners

Isabel Baxter
clock • 2 min read

Beckett Investment Management Group (Becketts) has acquired Absolute Sense Financial Planners (Absolute Sense).

Based in Ely, Absolute Sense is a Chartered financial planning firm with more than £135m in assets under advice and more than 350 clients. As part of the acquisition, Chartered financial planners Paul Waggitt and Russell Hall from the firm will transfer to Becketts. Following the transaction, Absolute Sense founder Peter Waggitt will retire. He expressed his support for the move and confidence in the future for clients and the team: "After many years building Absolute Sense, my priority was ensuring our clients and our people would be well looked after," Peter Waggitt said. "Bec...

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