Canaccord Genuity hires investment director from Brewin

Roger Sedgwick joins the firm’s Birmingham office

Roger Sedgwick
Roger Sedgwick

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Cannacord Genuity Wealth Management has appointed Roger Sedgwick (pictured) as an investment director for its Birmingham hub.

He joins from RBC Brewin Dolphin, where he held a range of wealth management roles since arriving at the firm in 1998.

Sedgwick specialises in discretionary investment management for private clients, pensions, trusts and charities.

Duncan Stratford, managing director of Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management, said: “We are delighted to welcome Roger to Canaccord. As always, our focus continues to be to deliver excellent wealth management services to our clients at each of our 13 offices over the UK.

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“Roger’s depth of experience and expertise makes him an excellent addition to our regional network of professionals and his appointment demonstrates our growing investment management business in Birmingham. We look forward to working with him to provide best in class wealth management services to our clients in the Midlands.”

Cannacord recently announced a deal to acquire the £900m AUM financial planning firm Cantab Asset Management.