M&G Wealth has appointed Matthew Ings as head of its adviser academy.
Ings joins M&G after 10 years at St James’s Place, where he was primarily focused on the growth and development of its academy.
Earlier in his career Ings held roles at Bank of Scotland Investment Service and Barclays Financial Management.
According to his LinkedIn page he is a fellow of the Personal Finance Society and a chartered financial planner.
Tom Hegarty, managing director at M&G Wealth Advice said: “I’m delighted that Matthew is joining us. His passion for training and development and considerable expertise in financial advice will be a great asset.
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“We set up our Advice Academy just under two years ago and already have over 130 trainees on their journey to become financial advisers. I’m immensely proud of what we have created and Matthew will be instrumental in building on these foundations as we take our academy to the next level.”
Ings added: “I’m excited to be joining the M&G Wealth Advice Academy at a time of growth and to work with the team to provide first-class support to a greater number of trainees as we play our part in bringing through the next generation of advisers to meet the growing need for financial advice.”
