Evelyn Partners continues South East expansion with Guildford financial planner appointment

Evelyn Partners, the leading integrated wealth management and professional services group created from the merger of Tilney and Smith & Williamson, has announced the appointment of Austin Flood as a financial planner in the firm’s Guildford office. The hire will help the firm keep pace with the increased demand it is seeing for wealth management services in Guildford and wider Surrey.

Austin Flood
Published: 09 Aug 2022 Updated: 09 Aug 2022

Evelyn Partners continues South East expansion with Guildford financial planner appointment

Evelyn Partners, the leading integrated wealth management and professional services group created from the merger of Tilney and Smith & Williamson, has announced the appointment of Austin Flood as a financial planner in the firm’s Guildford office. The hire will help the firm keep pace with the increased demand it is seeing for wealth management services in Guildford and wider Surrey.

Austin joins Evelyn Partners from Bespoke Independent Financial Advisers where he has spent the past four years working as a Financial Adviser. He will be based at Evelyn Partners’ office at Onslow House in the heart of Guildford, which offers clients a range of financial services including investment management, investment advisory and financial planning from highly qualified experts.

Lee Matthews, Managing Partner in Evelyn Partners’ Guildford office commented: “We are continuing to see an increase in demand for financial planning and investment management in Guildford and we are hiring talented and experienced financial planners to service our existing and future clients. We are looking forward to Austin joining us and helping clients achieve their financial ambitions. He has considerable experience in tax and investment planning for high net worth individuals and I believe he will be a great asset for our team.”

Austin added: “I am incredibly grateful to be joining the team at Evelyn Partners. Having spent the past few years developing my skills as an adviser, I feel this move is a wonderful opportunity and an exciting new challenge. I can’t wait to start working closely with the team, building lasting relationships and helping clients achieve their retirement goals.”

About Evelyn Partners

Evelyn Partners is the UK’s leading integrated wealth management and professional services group, created following the merger of Tilney and Smith & Williamson in 2020. With £59.1 billion of assets under management (as at 31 December 2023), we are one of the largest UK wealth managers ranked by client assets and the seventh largest accountancy firm by ranked by Group fee income (source: Accountancy Age 50+50 rankings, 2023).

We have a network of offices in 30 towns and cities across the UK, the Republic of Ireland and the Channel Islands. Through our operating companies, we offer an extensive range of financial and professional services to individuals, family trusts, professional intermediaries, charities, and businesses.

Our purpose is to ‘place the power of good advice into more hands’, and we are uniquely well-placed to support clients with both their personal financial affairs and their business interests. Our personal wealth management services include financial planning, investment management, personal tax advice and, through Bestinvest, we have a multi award-winning online investment service for self-directed investors. For businesses, our wide range of services includes assurance and accounting, business tax advice, employee benefits, forensics

For further information please visit: www.evelyn.com