St. James’s Place 2022 Chartered Planner of the Yearyour

Matthew Sellens of Crown Wealth Consultants has been named St. James’s Place 2022 Chartered Planner of the Year at the 6thAnnual Chartered Symposium, taking place in London yesterday and marking the first all inperson Symposium since 2020.

Matthew was one of five finalists shortlisted for the award which recognises an individual who has raised professional standards and demonstrated a commitment to their profession and to their clients within their area of expertise.

Having started his career in financial planning in 1996, Matthew has more than 25 years of experience in the financial advice industry having established Crown Wealth Consultants, an SJP Partner Practice, in 2009.

Commenting on the award, Matthew Sellens said: “I am delighted to be named this year’s St. James’s Place Chartered Planner of the Year and feel honoured to have been recognised for my commitment and service to my clients. After more than 25 years in the industry, reaching this milestone is a significant achievement and I would like to thank my dedicated team and clients for making it possible.”

A new award category was also unveiled at the 6th annual symposium with Zoe Taylor of Lawrence Neil Wealth Management named as the firm’s 2022 Vulnerability Champion. This award recognises an individual who has demonstrated a passion for supporting clients with vulnerable circumstances. Meanwhile, Sajmira Ciarns, PFP Wealth Group, is named St. James’s Place 2022 Paraplanner of the Year and de Mellow & Co Wealth Management is awarded St. James’s Place 2022 Chartered Firm of the Year.

Edward Grant, director responsible for professional development at St. James’s Place, commented: “These awards allow us to reflect on and celebrate the high level of service our Partners provide to their clients and showcases the range of talent within our Partnership. All four of our winners should be proud of what they have achieved in their careers to date.

“At SJP, we are committed to the ongoing development of all our Partnership. Six years on, we are delighted to be able to grow and expand our awards to showcase the breadth of expertise of within the SJP Partnership, in serving clients and improving the quality of advice available in the UK at a time where the role of advisers is more important than ever.”

As one of the UK’s leading providers of financial advice, St. James’s Place is committed to maintaining the highest professional standards across the financial advice industry and ensuring clients have access to industry leading knowledge and expertise. Demonstrating this commitment, St. James’s Place has developed an extensive programme of support to help its representatives in achieving Chartered status and has created and supported the development of new initiatives available to the Group’s Partnership and staff.

Over 25% of St. James’s Place Partners and advisers now hold a Chartered title awarded by one of the professional bodies, including Chartered Financial Planner, Chartered Wealth Manager, Chartered Associate and Chartered Financial Analyst.