British wealth manager Helm Godfrey has appointed John Ditchfield as head of responsible investment.
Ditchfield will be responsible to further develop the company’s products, services and levels of expertise in responsible investment.
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Currently, Helm Godfrey has nearly £45m of assets under advice that are subject to an ethical or sustainable mandate.
Previously, Ditchfield was a director of the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association, main networking organisation for advisers.
He was also a director of advice firm Barchester Green Investment, which was sold to Castlefield Partners.
Helm Godfrey CEO Graham Cross said: “Appointing a highly-regarded expert like John is a clear demonstration of Helm Godfrey’s ambition to develop a leading responsible investment offering and is a broader reflection of client demand for sustainable investment solutions.
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By GlobalData“At Helm we want to be constantly improving our proposition for our advisers and with the current appetite for responsible investing we see this as an important market. Advisers and their clients want thorough information on ethical and sustainable funds and as such it is our duty to ensure we can deliver comprehensive research and support to help them with their financial planning.”
Ditchfield said: “I am hugely excited to be joining Helm Godfrey. From baby boomers to millennials the interest in, and demand for, responsible investment is escalating fast.
“I will be working hard to combine my insights on responsible investment with the established expertise at Helm Godfrey. It’s an exciting combination and we believe we can develop a financial advisory offer at the forefront of the sustainable investment field.”
