Norwich

Andy joined Finance Shop in 2014 from Investec Wealth and Investments, where he spent 16 years working as one of the fund management team responsible for running their Multi-Manager products. Andy has responsibility for running the Finance Shop Wealth Management model portfolios, and he chairs the Finance Shop Investment Committee. In addition to his day to day responsibilities he also assists our Advisers in constructing more complex portfolios, and is developing a number of initiatives to enhance our range of investment solutions. 

In his spare time Andy enjoys playing and watching sport.

Chris joined Finance Shop in 2016, having spent the majority of his career in IT. Chris originally started his working life as a chef, reaching an AA rosette for his cuisine, before making a career change to IT. Chris earnt a number of Microsoft and CompTIA qualifications in IT whilst working his way up to become the manager of a large IT support team, which he managed for a number of years.

Chris has a strong focus on using technology to make lives easier, so aims to use his wealth of experience to help all areas of the business. His main responsibilities include HR, IT and Business Development.

In Chris’s spare time, he enjoys a number of sports - playing football, pool and golf regularly. Chris also has a young family, so spends the majority of his spare time on family days out.

Clare joined Finance Shop in June 2016 and is a Personal Assistant to Mark Wallis. She has worked in the financial services industry for several years gaining experience in Pensions, Investments and Protection and holds her Certificate in Financial Planning. She is keen to continue gaining more qualifications and progressing her career. 

Outside of work Clare enjoys reading, cinema and nights out with friends, however, most of her spare time is spent with her children and their various sports clubs.

Emma started her career in finance working for a mortgage broker, where she gained lots of knowledge within the industry. Emma later joined Finance Shop in September 2011 as Investment Operations Manager, overseeing the administration of client portfolios within the Wealth Management Team. In late 2018 Emma has moved teams to manage Scott's support team, bringing a wealth of experience.

Emma spends the majority of her spare time with her family.

Iona joined the Finance Shop in 2017 initially as a PA to Nick Buchan. Iona then progressed to become the first Paraplanner for Finance Shop after completing her Diploma for Financial Advisers qualification later the same year. Iona now supports Nick in providing advice on Retirement, Investment & Tax Planning solutions and also manages a number of Group Pension Schemes on Nick’s behalf.

Iona is originally from the west coast of Scotland and graduated from the University of Glasgow with a Masters degree in Economics. Iona has worked in Insurance and Financial Services for over five years and has previously advised on Mortgage and Protection products.

Iona has always wanted to pursue a career in Financial Services and is now working towards Chartered status.

Outside of work, Iona enjoys playing Tennis and spending time with her friends and family.

Kate joined Finance Shop in April 2016 as an Apprentice Administration Assistant after finishing a business qualification at Great Yarmouth College. She was keen to start a new career in the financial services industry that will allow her to progress into many different routes. Kate has since successfully completed her apprenticeship and has taken up the role Trainee Personal Assistant to Scott Oliver.

Outside of work, Kate enjoys socialising with her friends and family.

After graduating with a degree in mathematics from the UEA in Norwich, Michael joined Finance Shop in December 2011. Originally working as a Scanning Assistant, he has subsequently worked in many areas of the business, and is now part of the Wealth Management team based in Norwich. 

Outside of work, Michael has a keen interest in aviation and is a qualified Private Pilot.

Nick joined Finance Shop in 2002, and has subsequently been a Partner / Director of the firm for over 15 years. His whole career has been in financial services, previously working with TSB / Lloyds TSB before joining Finance Shop. Nick specialises in the fusion of financial advice and tax planning for high net worth clients. Nick also heads up FS Ventures and FS Pro which are services offered to high net worth clients, and in particular, professional sports people.

Outside of work, Nick is a lifelong Liverpool fan and enjoys spending time with his family.

Petra joined Finance Shop in April 2014, however after 8 months decided to take a 6 month break to travel around the world, returning to Finance Shop in June 2015. Previously Petra spent 8 years working for a local insurance company as a Customer Service Team Leader.

During her time in the industry Petra has dealt with customers on a daily basis, which has included processing pension business for Group Personal Pensions and dealing with Pension Auto-Enrolment. Petra is one of a team of Personal Assistant’s to Nick Buchan who liaise with clients and assist Nick with the preparation and research involved in providing independent financial advice to clients.

Richard has been in the insurance industry since 1991, when he began working for a large insurer. This gave him a good grounding in the industry, and in 2006 he joined Finance Shop after running a small IFA practice. 

From this point on Richard decided to concentrate on the areas of protection and mortgages, and now also works closely with Nick Buchan on the corporate business side, dealing mainly with business introduced to us by accountancy connections. As well as new clients, Richard still deals with people who he first helped many years ago. 

Outside of work he enjoys family life, and his interests include fishing, playing golf and reading.

Tori started working at the Finance Shop in November 2017 as a Trainee Personal Assistant. She previously graduated from an Executive PA Diploma course in Oxford as an alternative to going to university and is now training to become a Personal Assistant to Nick Buchan.

In Tori’s free time she plays hockey for her local hockey club and is currently taking a Bookkeeping course.