Our People

James is a Chartered Financial Planner, Fellow of the Personal Finance Society (PFS) and a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI).  James recently joined Rathbones Financial Planning and has over 20 years’ experience of helping people grow, protect and enjoy their wealth, sometimes over several generations. 

James has worked for a number of Investment Management Firms, most recently Killik & Co., where he mentored and developed new planners alongside managing his own advice team.  He has also enjoyed more technical roles at Coutts, supporting advisors to provide complex at retirement advice to wealthy individuals and families.

James is an investment director. He specialises in private client portfolio management, associated trusts and self-invested pensions schemes as well as charities.

James started his investment career in 1985 with Sheppards and Chase, joining Rathbones in 1993. James is a member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment.

James is an investment director, joining Rathbones from Barings where he was head of charities for nine years. He focused upon absolute return mandates and managed the Targeted Return Common Investment Fund, one of the fastest growing charity funds in recent years. James previously worked at Deutsche Asset Management, Lazard Brothers and Teather & Greenwood, all in charity investment roles. From 1988 to 1994 he served in the British Army.

James has an MA (First Class) in Modern History from Oxford University, has written numerous articles on absolute return in the charity press and is a regular speaker at charity events and investment conferences.

James is an investment director. He manages a range of private client portfolios, pension funds, trusts and charities and also chairs the UK Collectives Research Committee. James achieved a BA Hons in History/Art History and a master's degree in Business Studies & New Business Enterprise, both at Oxford Brooks University.  

James joined Rathbones in 2007 from Citigroup Smith Barney Wealth Management where he had worked since 2004 specialising in US individuals and trusts.

James joined Rathbones in June 2015. He started his career in 2010 with the RBS Wealth Management graduate scheme which entailed roles with Coutts & Co in London and Adam & Company in Edinburgh. Latterly he became a private banker with Adam & Company, managing a portfolio of high net worth clients.

James is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments and has obtained the Chartered Wealth Manager qualification. James also holds a first class honours degree in Economics (BSc).

James is an investment director, graduating from the University of Warwick in 2002 with a BSc (Hons) in Maths and Philosophy. He subsequently worked for Friends Provident before joining Rathbones in 2003, working for the Unit Trust division.

James subsequently joined the private client business of Rathbones in 2007 and now manages portfolios for high-net-worth individuals, charities, personal pension schemes, offshore bonds and family trusts. He also spent over ten years sitting on the Rathbone UK Stock Selection Committee.

James has passed the Investment Management Certificate and is also a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) charterholder.

James is the regional director of the Bristol office. In addition to his management responsibilities, he manages investment portfolios for charities, individuals, trusts and self-invested personal pensions. He also sits on Rathbones’ IT Steering, Training and Social & Environmental Committees.

James started his career in stockbroking in Bristol in 1984, and joined Rathbones in 1996. He is a graduate of Cambridge University with an MA (Hons) in English Literature, and a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment. In his spare time, James is a governor of Red Maids School in Bristol and he is the treasurer of a local triathlon club. James also holds a black belt in Taekwondo; he is a member of the Clifton Club, the Bristol & Clifton Golf Club and an associate member of MCC.

James was one of the founding members of the Rathbones Newcastle office when it opened in 2013. Prior to that he was a Director at UBS Wealth Management. He has 26 years investment industry experience and specialises in the management of charities, pension funds and trust portfolios. He sits on the Rathbones Collectives Committee with responsibility for research and selection of global equities funds for the group. James holds a master’s degree from University of Northumbria, the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment (CISI) Diploma and is a Chartered Fellow of the CISI. He is a trustee of The Rothley Trust, a charity which supports grant-making in the North-East of England and is a former vice-chair of Tyne & Wear Archives and Museums Development Trust.

James Goodhew joined the Private Client department of Rathbones in 2004 as a graduate trainee and is now an Investment Director responsible for approximately £475m of client portfolios.

James is a Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment, won the Wealth Management Association award for achieving a top Distinction in the Private Client Diploma Examination in 2006 & was named one of PAM’s ‘Top 40 under 40’ in 2022.

James is a member of the Diversifiers Research Committee at Rathbones. He has also sat on the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment Review Panel.