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.

09 Aug 2022
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Austin Flood

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 was created in 2020 through the merger of Tilney and Smith & Williamson. With £63.0 billion of assets under management (as at 31 December 2024), we are one of the largest UK wealth managers ranked by client assets.

Through an extensive network of offices across 25 towns and cities in the UK, as well as the Republic of Ireland and the Channel Islands, we support private clients, family trusts and charities, as well as provide investment solutions to financial intermediaries. Our diverse client base includes entrepreneurs, C-suite senior managers and partners of professional firms.

Our expertise span both award-winning financial planning and investment management, enabling us to offer clients a truly holistic dual expert wealth management service. Through Bestinvest, we also provide an online investment platform and coaching service, for self-directed investors, consistent with our purpose of ‘placing the power of good advice into more hands’.