Gee joins Paradigm

Paradigm Partners, the independent IFA support services business launched in 2007, has confirmed that Philippa Gee is to join its adviser network, Paradigm Financial Advisers (PFA), as an appointed representative (AR) with immediate effect.
Philippa, who announced her departure from investment boutique T.Bailey earlier this week, will use the support and services of the PFA network to start her own fee based IFA business. Based in Church Stretton, Shropshire, Philippa Gee Wealth Management Ltd will specialise in providing high quality fee-based advice to both the individual and corporate markets.
Under the arrangement with Paradigm, Philippa Gee Wealth Management Ltd will utilise the full range of services on offer to advisers through the PFA network, allowing Philippa and her team to concentrate on advising clients and growing the business.
PFA was launched nine months ago by Paradigm in response to a growing demand among IFAs for an independent network prepared to put advisers at the heart of the decision making process. Under the direction of managing director Stuart Cresswell, the network has so far focused its attention on attracting the highest quality AR businesses to the network where it has had considerable success.
Philippa’s decision to join the PFA network is seen by Paradigm as another significant milestone for the business and is the result of an ongoing initiative by senior management to attract the best talent to all parts of the Paradigm Group. This initiative recently saw pensions guru Steve Bee join the business to drive the business’ ambitions in the pensions market through Paradigm Pensions and the website jargonfreepensions.co.uk.
Commenting on the news, Stuart Cresswell said: “Philippa is a highly respected adviser and well known investment expert and for her to have chosen Paradigm to support her new business is testament to the strength of the proposition we have put in place and the level of service we are able to deliver. PFA is still in its infancy as a network but we continue to be encouraged by the quality of the advisers keen to get involved in what we are doing and look forward to welcoming more on board as we continue to strengthen our proposition.”
Philippa Gee said: “Having looked closely at what is on offer in the network space there was no doubting that Paradigm’s proposition through PFA was best placed to deliver the kind of support needed by my business in the run up to 2012 and beyond. The quality of the service they have proved they can deliver is second to none and this combined with the considerable benefits of being part of the wider Paradigm Group – such as exclusive access to Steve Bee – will play a vital role in the future development and growth of my business.”