Advice veterans launch wealth firm with ex-England Rugby star

Derek Miles and Kyle Augustin unveil Nine Edge Wealth and appoint Matthew Dawson

Sophia Panayi
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Former Titan Wealth Planning CEO Derek Miles and former CEO at Fintel IQ Kyle Augustin have launched Nine Edge Wealth, with former England rugby player Matthew Dawson also joining the business

Alongside the launch, Nine Edge Wealth has acquired Edinburgh-based advice business RMS. The team are joined by fellow founder and former head of partnerships and events at Titan Wealth Jo Blake. Additionally, England Rugby World Cup winner Dawson will act as a non-executive director. Nine Edge Wealth has secured a start-up investment from B.P. Marsh and Partners which has acquired a 30% equity interest in the company and provided a loan facility to support the Nine Edge growth strategy, £1.7m of which has been drawdown on completion.  As part of the investment, investment direc...

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