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Vicki Linton
Last Updated: May 18, 2026
Vicki graduated from the University of Strathclyde in 2007 with a degree in Mathematics. After spending a couple of years working with a smaller financial firm in Glasgow, she joined Speirs & Jeffrey in April 2010. Speirs & Jeffrey was fully integrated with Rathbones in July 2019. She was appointed an Investment Director in January 2018 and manages a wide range of client portfolios. Vicki also sits on the Glasgow Management Committee and is head of the ‘Pink Cloud’ in our Glasgow office.
Alastair Hunt
Last Updated: May 18, 2026
Alastair is an investment director and Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment. He manages portfolios for a wide range of clients including private individuals, trusts and charities.
Alastair graduated from Durham University with an honours degree in Engineering. His financial career began at KPMG and Blackadders Wealth Management before joining Speirs & Jeffrey in 2004. Speirs & Jeffrey was fully integrated with Rathbones in July 2019.
Stuart Milne
Last Updated: May 18, 2026
Stuart graduated in 2013 with an honours degree in Economics and Finance from the University of Strathclyde. Shortly thereafter he joined Speirs & Jeffrey.
Mark Cowan
Last Updated: May 18, 2026
Mark is a Senior Investment Director with many years of investment experience. He manages portfolios for a wide range of individuals, families, trusts, pension funds and charitable organisations.
Mark joined Speirs & Jeffrey in 1989 after studying business studies at college and is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment. Speirs & Jeffrey was fully integrated with Rathbones in July 2019.
Jay Lawrence
Last Updated: May 19, 2026
Jay is an Investment Director and Chartered Wealth Manager, helping clients build sustainable, long-lasting wealth.
Whether that wealth is still being accumulated or already established, Jay ensures the investment strategy is aligned with each client’s broader life, business, family, and career goals. This gives clients the freedom and clarity to focus on what matters most to them.
Jay has worked within the Rathbones Group for over a decade, joining Investec Wealth & Investment in 2015 before becoming part of Rathbones in 2023.
Pension contribution limits: how much can you pay into a pension each year?
Last Updated: May 19, 2026
Understand UK pension contribution limits, including the annual allowance, carry-forward, tapering and the money purchase annual allowance (MPAA), and how to plan contributions tax‑efficiently.
Divining the decade
Last Updated: May 21, 2026
We see inflationary pressure and opportunities in equities
Should you consolidate your pensions?
Last Updated: May 21, 2026
Pension consolidation can help some people bring clarity and simplicity to managing multiple pension pots built up over different stages of life. This guide explains when consolidation may be helpful, the risks to consider, and why the right decision depends on your individual circumstances.
Our story
Last Updated: May 21, 2026
Our long journey to become one of the largest UK wealth managers is like no other.
Clare Gunn
Last Updated: May 21, 2026
Clare Gunn is a Senior Investment Director and provides discretionary management for a longstanding client base. These cover private clients, corporate clients, charities and trusts. She is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment.
Glenn Ashby
Last Updated: May 21, 2026
Glenn has joined Rathbones as an investment director having begun his career in financial markets in 1985.
Help for clients
Last Updated: May 21, 2026
Our hub of information for clients.