About Raymond James Investment Services

Raymond James Investment Services (Raymond James) offers a full support package to independent wealth managers, providing an open architecture administration platform, client reporting, research tools and technology solutions, enabling them to meet the individual needs of their clients in the most cost effective manner. Where relevant, Raymond James also offers a regulatory umbrella that includes compliance, supervision, FSA authorisation and professional indemnity cover. Raymond James is one of the fastest growing wealth management businesses in the UK today, supporting 67 independent practices, which represent a mix of private client investment managers, stockbrokers and investment focused financial planners located throughout the UK. We commenced operation in 2001 and now have over 15,000 client accounts representing total assets of £2.45 billion (US$3.8 billion).*

Our US parent company, Raymond James Financial, has $256bn assets under administration and supports 5,400 financial advisers serving 2 million client accounts primarily in the United States, Canada, the UK and elsewhere.*

At Raymond James we give wealth managers the freedom to own and operate their own businesses whilst maintaining the complete support of a recognised leader in private client investment management. By offering wealth managers access to a comprehensive selection of products and tools, in addition to robust compliance and supervision services where appropriate, we enable them to meet the individual needs of their clients in the most cost effective manner. We do not centrally manufacture or distribute proprietary products in the UK, rather we offer wealth managers unprecedented access to a broad range of assets and tax wrappers.

* Stats as of September 30, 2011