Media contacts
Roy Beale, Head of Media Relations Roy.beale@sjp.co.uk / 07825 165 329
Jill Parsons, Senior Media Relations Manager Jill.parsons@sjp.co.uk / 07342 077 904
Andrew McLagan, Media Relations Manager andrew.mclagan@sjp.co.uk / 07795 306 666
Lisa Kerbey, Senior Media Operations Officer lisa.kerbey@sjp.co.uk / 07342 089026
Jasmine Cutajar, Media Relations Executive jasmine.cutajar@sjp.co.uk / 07554 332 847
St. James’s Place (SJP) is a leading UK wealth management organisation. Founded in 1991, SJP was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1997 and is a FTSE 250 company with over £181.9 billion funds under management. The company provides face-to-face advice to clients based on their individual needs and circumstances, adapting the advice as requirements change over time to ensure that recommendations remain appropriate.
Spokespeople
Alexandra Loydon, Director – Partner Engagement & Consultancy, St. James's Place
Justin Onuekwusi, Chief Investment Officer, St. James's Place
Hetal Mehta, Head of Economic Research, St. James's Place
Claire Trott, Divisional Director – Retirement & Holistic Planning, St. James's Place
Dr. Sarah Ruggins, Head of Multi-Asset Research, St. James's Place
Andy Payne, Head of St. James's Place Academy, St. James's Place
Tony Müdd, Divisional Director – Development & Technical Consultancy, St. James's Place
Sam Turner, Head of Responsible Investing, St. James's Place
Products
Pensions
ISAs
Unit Trusts
Bonds
Financial Advice
Levi works at The Mirror
Press contacts
Susan McDonald, Head of PR 07798 924787 Susan.McDonald@aegon.co.uk
Erik Geddes, PR Manager Erik.Geddes@aegon.co.uk
Emma Jack, PR Manager 07704 091200 emma.jack@aegon.co.uk
Further Information
Aegon UK is part of a global financial services group whose roots go back more than 175 years. Today the company looks after Eur 941bn of savings for more than 30 million customers worldwide. Aegon is one of the world’s leading financial services organisations, providing life insurance, pensions and asset management. In the UK, Aegon offers pensions, investments and protection solutions to almost four million customers and manages over £180bn of their money. Aegon is one of the largest providers of workplace pensions in the UK as well as one of the biggest providers of investment platforms to financial advisers and their clients. The company employs around 2,000 people and a further 800 people employed by Atos. It has offices across the UK. Aegon’s purpose is to help people achieve a lifetime of financial security. More information here. Reports Aegon Financial Wellbeing Index Aegon and Next Wealth Retirement Advice Report Aegon Adviser Attitudes Report
Products
Pension
Investment
Savings
Awards
Investment Week Marketing & Innovation Awards 2021 – Winners: ‘Best use of Market Research’ PRCA National Awards 2020 – Finalists: ‘In-house Team of the Year’.
Press contacts
Jason Hollands, Managing Director 020 3818 6664 / 07768 661382 Jason.Hollands@bestinvest.co.uk
Bestinvest is an award-winning, digital investment platform and coaching service for people who choose to make their own investment decisions but with the support of tools, insights and qualified professionals. It offers access to thousands of funds, investment trusts, ETFs and shares through a range of account types, including an Individual Savings Account, a Junior ISA for children, a Self-Invested Personal Pension and General Investment Account.
Alongside providing investors access to an extensive choice of investments, Bestinvest also offers a wide range of ready-made portfolios for people seeking a managed approach that suits their risk profile, saving them the need to select and monitor their funds themselves. These include a highly competitively priced ‘Smart’ range that invests through low-cost passive funds, as well as an ‘Expert’ range that invests with ‘best-of-breed' managers.
Bestinvest provides investors with a unique range of new features to help people better manage their long-term savings, including free investment coaching from qualified financial planners, low-cost fixed fee advice packages and advanced tools to help people plan goals and monitor progress towards achieving them.
Bestinvest is part of Evelyn Partners, the UK’s leading integrated wealth management group providing both financial planning and investment management. Evelyn Partners was created by the merger of Tilney and Smith & Williamson in 2020 and is trusted with the management of £68.6 billion of assets (as of 31 December 2025) by its clients, who are private investors, family trusts, entrepreneurs, charities, financial advisers and other professional intermediaries. Bestinvest is a trading name of Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. On 9 February 2026 it was announced that Evelyn Partners is to be acquired by NatWest Group Plc. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to complete in the summer of 2026.
Evelyn Partners is the UK’s leading integrated wealth management group, created following the merger of Tilney and Smith & Williamson in 2020. Evelyn offers both expert financial planning and investment management which together provide clients with a holistic, joined up Total Wealth Management service. With c£69 billion of assets under management (as at 31 December 2025), it ranks as the third largest UK wealth manager in terms of discretionary and advised assets. It has a network of offices across 21 towns and cities in the UK, as well as the Republic of Ireland and the Channel Islands. Through its operating companies, the Evelyn Partners offers an extensive range of financial services to individuals, family trusts, intermediaries and charities. Clients include entrepreneurs, partners of professional services firms and C-suite executives. It also owns the multi-award winning direct-to-consumer DIY investing and coaching platform Bestinvest, which offers a Stocks & Shares ISA, Junior ISA, SIPP, General Investment Accounts and free investment and financial coaching sessions delivered virtually. On 9 February 2026 it was announced that NatWest Group Plc is to acquire Evelyn Partners. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to complete in the summer of 2026.
Media contacts:
Investment and markets commentary, ISAs, pensions, VCTs and EIS, as well corporate communications: Managing Director Jason Hollands - jason.hollands@evelyn.com
Financial planning, investment management, pensions + retirement finances, inheritance tax + estate planning, tax planning: Senior Public Relations Manager Adrian Lowery - adrian.lowery@evelyn.com
Press contacts
Laura Fozard, External Communications Manager - Savings lfozard@ybs.co.uk 07756 208687
Tracy Mitchell, External Communication Manager - Mortgages tmitchell@ybs.co.uk 07983 633385
Gary Brook, Senior Manager - Head of External Affairs gbrook@ybs.co.uk 07866 455111
Phillippa Morrall – External Communications Manager – community and social purpose Tel: 07704 544979 Email: Pmorrall@ybs.co.uk
Catherine Nessworthy - External Communications Executive - mortgages Tel: 07821 687715 Email: cenessworthy@ybs.co.uk
Dan Macey Public Affairs Manager Tel: 07541 645319 Email: dmacey@ybs.co.uk
Press Office
pressoffice@ybs.co.uk
Experts
Susan Allen, Chief Executive
Tina Hughes, Director of Digital and Marketing
Ben Merritt , Director of Mortgages
Jeremy Duncombe, Managing Director of Accord Mortgages
Mike Davies - Head of Business Development at YBS Commercial Mortgages
Tom Simpson - Director of YBS Commercial Mortgages
Chris Irwin, Director of Savings
Further Information
Yorkshire Building Society is one of the UK’s leading building societies with assets of £58.8 billion and nearly 3 million customers. By offering a wide range of mortgage and savings products, the mutual is proud to help people own their own home and save for their futures, it’s what they’ve done for nearly 160 years.
The Society has hundreds of branches and agencies across the UK and also meets customer needs over the phone and online. Chelsea Building Society and Norwich & Peterborough Building Society are also part of Yorkshire Building Society, and its subsidiary companies include Accord Mortgages Limited
Awards
2023
Moneyfacts Consumer Awards 2023 - High Street Mortgage Provider of the Year
Moneyfacts Consumer Awards 2023 - High Street Savings Provider of the Year
2022
Moneynet Personal Finance Awards - Mortgage Provider of The Year
Moneynet Personal Finance Awards - Best First Time Buyer Mortgage Provider
Savings Champion Awards 2022 - Best Building Society
Savings Champion Awards 2022 - Best Easy Access Account Provider
2021
Moneynet Personal Finance Awards - Best Overall Mortgage Provider
Moneynet Personal Finance Awards - Best Offset Mortgage Provider
Moneynet Personal Finance Awards - Best First-Time Buyer Mortgage Provider
Moneynet Personal Finance Awards - Best Easy Access Savings Provider
Moneyfacts Consumer Awards 2021 - High Street Mortgage Provider of the Year
Moneyfacts Consumer Awards 2021 - High Street Savings Provider of the Year
MoneyCommsAwards 2021 - Best Regular Savings Provider
Moneyfacts Awards 2021 - Best Building Society Savings Provider
National Centre for Diversity FREDIE Awards 2021 - Large Business of the Year 2021
National Centre for Diversity FREDIE Awards 2021 - Financial Services Company of the Year 2021
Brands
Yorkshire Building Society
Accord Mortgages
Chelsea Building Society
YBS Commercial Mortgages
YBS Share Plans
Products
Mortgages
Savings
Press contacts
Varda Bachrach, Head of Communications Please contact Varda if you would like to incorporate TipRanks data into your research varda.bachrach@tipranks.com +972 (0)54 482 4290
Experts
Uri Gruenbaum (co-founder & CEO)
Further Information
TipRanks levels the playing field for retail investors by making institutional-grade research tools and data available to all investors and by ranking financial experts based on their track records, so investors know whose advice they can trust. TipRanks multi-award-winning tools make financial big data accessible to everyday investors.
Products
Comprehensive share research Investors can easily research a share using alternative data presented in a simplified and visual way.
- Analyst ratings and price targets
- Crowd wisdom
- Data-driven stock score
- Discussion forum
- Financial blogger ratings
- Insider transactions
- Hedge fund activity
- News sentiment
- Risk analysis
- Website traffic
- Charts, dividends, earnings etc. New investment ideas Investors can easily search for new investment ideas using a suite of research tools and screeners that incorporate big data. News & Analysis TipRanks publishes over 40 news and analysis stories a day that incorporate alternative data. Expert Rankings Investors can check the performance track record of financial experts, including:,br.
- City analysts
- Corporate insiders/ company directors
- Hedge fund managers
- Financial bloggers … and even see their performance per transaction. Portfolio Management Investors can receive expert insights into their holdings and a data-driven portfolio analysis. They can even see how their performance compares to other investors.
Awards
- KPMG 2016, Fintech, Top 100 leading Global innovators
- IBM Waston, 2015, First place for outstanding achievements in machine learning
- Finovate, 2013 Best of Show Award (twice)
Press contacts
Neil Cameron, PR Manager neil.cameron@royallondon.com 07919171969
Lena Nunkoo, PR Manager lena.nunkoo@royallondon.com 07919171919
Nicki Parry, PR Manager nicki.parry@royallondon.com 07919 170 043
Press Office
pressoffice@royallondon.com
About Royal London
Royal London is the largest mutual life, pensions and investment company in the UK, and in the top 30 mutuals globally*, with assets under management of £199billion, 8.5 million policies in force and over 5,000 employees. Figures quoted are as at 31 December 2025.
Royal London supports partnerships aligned to its values as a purpose-driven, modern mutual. This includes our work as the only Founding Partner of the first British & Irish Lions Women's Team, where we are investing in women's and girls' rugby across both grassroots and elite levels to support the development of the next generation of players and coaches.
Learn more at royallondon.com
*Based on total 2022 premium income. ICMIF Global 500, 2024
Press contacts
Katie Ormrod, PR Manager (maternity cover) katie.ormrod@canadalife.co.uk 07834 740227
Elle McAtamney, PR Manager (on maternity leave from Sept 2025) elle.mcatamney@canadalife.co.uk 07913 568 213
Julie Hughes-Edwards, PR Manager julie.hughes-edwards@canadalife.co.uk 07803 249343
www.canadalife.co.uk/our-company/media-centre
Paragon Bank is a specialist lender and savings provider. We focus on lending to portfolio landlords through the provision of buy-to-let mortgages, SME businesses through asset and invoice finance and housebuilders and property developers through our development finance division. We have built a retail savings book of over £16 billion through the provision of simple and straightforward savings accounts, with a strong focus on cash ISAs.
Paragon Bank is part of the Paragon Banking Group, a FTSE250 company founded in 1985.
Michael Clarke, Head of Media Relations (Corporate and Savings) E: michael.clarke@paragonbank.co.uk T: 07740 090746
Jordan Lott, Media Relations Manager (Mortgages) E: jordan.lott@paragonbank.co.uk T: 0345 849 4003
Hannah Kolarski-Danieks, Media Relations Manager (Savings and Commercial Lending) E: hannah.kolarski-daniels@paragonbank.co.uk
Christie Garratt, Media Relations Manager, Paragon Bank E: christie.garratt@paragonbank.co.uk
Paragon Experts
Derek Sprawling, Managing Director of Savings Expert in Savings and ISAs
Louisa Sedgwick, Managing Director of Mortgages Expert in buy-to-let mortgages, landlords and the private rented sector
John Phillipou, SME Lending Managing Director Expert in asset finance, invoice finance, small to medium-sized businesses
Neal Moy, Development Finance Managing Director Expert in development finance, UK housebuilding, SME property developers
The Money Awareness and Inclusion Awards – the MAIAs – celebrate the increasingly important work being done to help people understand money better, and benefit from the financial system.
After years of working in wealth management 🥱 I set up on my own! 🕺 Launching myself off the cliff of financial stability, I became a freelance writer in 2019. 🚀 And I LOVE IT. Maybe too much. 👉 I write about fintech and sustainable investments like it's a curse. Like I cannot control my own fingertips on a keyboard 👻 👉 If you listen closely to my heartbeat it sounds like "ex-pose green-wash, ex-pose green-wash" Probably when all the greenwash has been exposed I will curl up in a ball and wither away. 🌿 ... I have a while! 👉 My blog - the creatively named, "Hannah's Blog" - is an open book to my soul. It's full of research, interviews and swearing. 🖊 If you need an article about fintech or investments, please check out my recommendations below and reach out! 🤗 I'd love to hear from you!
Press contacts
Jinesh Vohra, CEO, Director jinesh@sprive.com twitter.com/JineshVohra
Rachel Mason, Sprive’s PR Representative 07759 147131 prprose@live.co.uk
Experts
Jinesh Vohra, Chief Executive, Sprive Limited CEO and founder of a FinTech, Sprive which helps homeowners in the UK become mortgage free, faster. He started Sprive, after having paid off his own mortgage which inspired him to help others do the same. Prior to Sprive, he spent 14 years at Goldman Sachs; Managing global teams within Operations with a focus on effective execution, strategy and designing technology solutions. In addition, he has expertise in Operational Risk – Framework, Cyber, GDPR, Resilience. Jinesh holds a BSc Economics Hons degree from the University of Warwick.
Further Information
Sprive is an app that uses smart technology to help homeowners in the UK pay off their mortgage faster and save thousands of pounds in interest. The app helps its users automatically chip away at their mortgage by making regular overpayments to their lender based on their goals and spending. Average user is on track to save – £32k in interest and pay off their mortgage 8 years earlier. Sprive is FCA regulated and we're led by 3 founders with over 40+ ears financial services experience (ex. Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley).
Areas of Expertise
FinTech
Payments
Banking
Mortgages
Start-ups
Operations
Risk Management
Operational Risk
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