City of London · since 1914

A century of managing private client portfolios.

Discretionary and advisory portfolio management, structured investments and pensions for private clients, trusts and charities. One of the oldest independent firms in the City, with a named manager on every account.

Capital at risk. The value of investments can fall as well as rise and you may get back less than you invested.
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Built around the client, not the product

Six things private clients tell us matter before they move a portfolio. Direct answers to each.

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Discretionary management

Your portfolio is run to a mandate agreed with you — objectives, income needs, risk, ethical exclusions — and reviewed with you, not around you.

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A manager you can name

One investment manager on your account from the first meeting. You have their direct line, and they know the portfolio before you ask.

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Charges set out in full

An annual management charge and dealing commission, both stated in writing before you sign. No data fees, no inactivity charge, no spread mark-up.

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Client money segregated

Client money is held in segregated client accounts under FCA client money rules and reconciled daily, separate from the firm's own funds.

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Structured investments

Defined-return plans with stated maturity terms and counterparty details, used as one part of a portfolio rather than sold as a headline product.

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Pensions and planning

SIPPs, ISAs, retirement income planning and inheritance tax planning, joined up with the portfolio instead of sitting in a separate silo.

Your portfolio, on one screen

Valuations, income and the current mandate side by side — the same view your investment manager sees.

Portfolio summary
MandateBalanced income
Valuation dateToday, 16:35
Total value£248,610
Income (12m, est.)£8,940
Cash available£6,120
Yield on valuation3.6%
Estimated income is indicative and not guaranteed. Dividends can be cut or suspended.
Holdings
HoldingValueWeightDay
AstraZeneca plc£38,42015.5%+0.68%
Shell plc£31,18012.5%+1.24%
Legal & General£24,76010.0%-0.37%
UK Gilt 4.25% 2032£46,90018.9%+0.11%
Global equity fund£64,21025.8%+0.42%
Illustrative holdings. Portfolios are built to the individual mandate agreed with each client.

Opening an account

Three steps, and a conversation before any money moves.

01

Register your details

Email, phone and the type of service you are looking for. Takes a few minutes and commits you to nothing.

02

Speak to an investment manager

A conversation about objectives, timescale, income needs and how much risk you actually want to carry. The mandate comes out of that call.

03

Fund and begin

Identity checks clear, you transfer cash or existing holdings, and the portfolio is invested to the agreed mandate.

Open an account today

Register now and complete identity checks afterwards. Nothing is charged while your account is being set up.

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Capital at risk. The value of investments and the income from them can fall as well as rise, and you may get back less than you invested. Past performance is not a guide to future performance. Tax treatment depends on individual circumstances and may change.