
Wealth Management & Compliance

Andrew Stark
Senior Consultant
Wealth Management & Compliance
Established Thoughtful Respected
Andrew is passionate about finding the right role for a candidate and the right person for his clients in equal measure, taking the time to properly understand both sides' needs and aspirations. It's this process that delivers the best people for his clients' organisations. He has been delivering recruitment solutions to the Financial Services markets since 1997, having previously worked in the industry himself as a Broker, giving him genuine, first-hand understanding of the businesses and people he now represents.
Wealth Management
Andrew specialises in executive search across Wealth Management, partnering with IFAs, wealth planning businesses and financial advisory firms as they compete for top-tier talent in an increasingly digitally-led market. His client base is broad, spanning boutique IFAs, national wealth planning businesses, private banking and financial planning companies, and newer, online propositions, all sharing a desire to be best in class and to attract top-tier professionals to match. Andrew and the team support clients on assignments spanning Board level Executives, Head of Financial Planning or Head of Operations, Director/Team Lead, Wealth Manager/Wealth Adviser, Financial Adviser/Planner and Paraplanner roles.
Compliance
Alongside Wealth Management, Andrew and the team offer senior and executive search solutions across Compliance, working with FCA regulated entities spanning banking, investments, stockbroking, wealth and insurance. Typical candidates represented include Compliance Directors and MLROs, Compliance Managers, Monitoring/Advisory Managers, Compliance Officers/Generalists and field-based Training & Competency Managers, alongside regular work with Regulatory Consultancies. Operating a vertical model, and supported by dedicated Executives and MI Analysts, the team provides expert consultancy services across the market, with a geographical focus on London and the South East and extensive knowledge of financial services talent across the region.
Put simply, Andrew and the team are hugely proactive. Clients rightly expect a calibre of candidate that isn't found through more passive methods of recruitment. Andrew's longevity in the market gives him a deep network of relationships and a sophisticated ability to research and map hidden pools of talent, and the team's particular expertise in senior level and sensitive or confidential vacancies, most often handled on a retained or exclusive basis, allows them to dedicate themselves fully to finding the right solution for every client.
Recent Assignments
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Head of Risk & Compliance – Global Insurance provider, London
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Head of Operations – Mid-sized Independent Financial Advisory firm, Newcastle
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Chartered HNW Wealth Manager – Wealth Management & Investment Practice, Hertfordshire
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Marketing Manager – HNW & UHNW Wealth Manager, Surrey
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Senior Paraplanner – Wealth arm of an Accountancy Practice, Kent
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Self-Employed Financial Advisers – Award winning Independent Chartered firm, Midlands