The move is also a reflection of how wealth managers are developing a regional strategy with a boots-on-the-ground presence, an approach affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

EQ Investors, a firm focused on making a positive impact on “the wider community,” has opened a new office in Brighton on the UK’s South coast.

The new office, which will led by executive director and chartered financial planner, Jeannie Boyle, will serve clients across the South coast, it said in a statement yesterday.

The business focuses on financial planning, wealth management, pensions and sustainable investments for individuals and local business entrepreneurs/owners with tailored advice.

EQ is a certified B Corporation, an internationally recognised standard for companies that believe in business as a force for good. Among other firms awarded this certification is Coutts, the UK private bank.

The move is also a reflection of how wealth managers are developing a regional strategy with a boots-on-the-ground presence, an approach affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. See this article as an example of what wealth managers are up to in the UK regions. See another example here.