Another 41 people have become qualified financial planners through St James’s Place Academy.

The 41 qualified advisers graduated on 7 November, joined by 13 Level 4-qualified paraplanners, who also trained at the academy.

The academy, established in 2012, gives individuals the opportunity to undergo thorough training before being offered the chance to become wealth advice professionals or paraplanners within the St. James’s Place (SJP) Partnership.

Around a quarter (24 percent) of those who have joined the academy since its inception are women, and the average age of graduates is 37. There a...