Our financial planning team

Richard is a Chartered Financial Planner and has over 10 years’ experience in financial planning and wealth management. He previously worked as an associate director at Coutts Private Bank where he provided holistic financial planning advice to high net worth individuals and their families. 

He believes in a tailored approach and builds long-lasting relationships with his clients, helping them to plan for the future and achieve their goals. He has experience in all areas of financial planning, including tax-efficient investing, retirement planning, financial protection and estate planning.

Richard is highly qualified, having also achieved the Certified Financial Planner and Chartered Wealth Manager accreditations. He is a Fellow of the Personal Finance Society and the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment.

Richard is a graduate of the London School of Economics and has been working within the financial services industry since 2007. Since joining Rathbones in January 2009 he has successfully obtained Chartered status and is now a Fellow of the Personal Finance Society.  Richard provides holistic financial planning to high net worth clients and has extensive knowledge and experience in advising clients on: their pensions and meeting specific retirement objectives; structuring investments to maximise tax efficiency; protecting themselves and their families in the event of death or long-term illness; estate planning and the mitigation of inheritance tax.

Tom is a Chartered Financial Planner with 17 years financial service industry experience, nine of which as an Independent Financial Adviser servicing clients with a broad range of individual needs. He joined Rathbones in 2020 and is working towards becoming a Fellow of the Personal Finance Society.

Tom specialises in holistic financial planning including retirement strategies, pension accumulation, tax-efficient investment, estate and inheritance tax planning, and financial protection.