St James’s Place ditches glitzy get-togethers in bid to improve image

St James’s Place ditches glitzy get-togethers in bid to improve image

Wealth manager’s opulent annual events in London and Gleneagles perceived as rewards for aggressive sales tactics

How St James's Place is changing its opulent image

St James’s Place is working to overhaul the ‘cruise and cufflink’ image that it has long been saddled with, including dropping its annual conference for advisers at the 20,000-capacity O2 Arena. The wealth manager giant, which will be re-promoted to the FTSE 100 later this month, has dropped the opulent gathering with its 4,852 advisers for a virtual meeting in January. Speakers at previous annual events have included Bob Geldof, David Beckham a…

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK’s biggest wealth manager St James’s Place is abandoning its ritzy annual staff gatherings in London as well as a spring sports break at the luxury Gleneagles hotel in Scotland as it seeks to […]