Investment Managers

Investment Managers

Investment managers operate in a tightly regulated environment where professional error can quickly become third-party financial loss. Alongside complex liability exposures, firms also face intense competition for talent.

We advise a range of investment firms, from traditional long-only equity to multi-strategy hedge fund managers, and help them protect their business and support their people, with expert-led insurance and a joined-up approach to employee benefits.

 

 

Expertise for complex, regulated risk

For investment managers, the most significant insurable risk is third-party financial loss arising from a professionally negligent act, error, advice or omission. Claims can arise from trade errors, mandate breaches such as holding ineligible assets or exceeding allocation limits, unsuitable or ineligible investors, regulatory investigations, or litigation brought by funds and investors. Liability claims are infrequent, but when they do happen they are complex, disruptive and costly — with defence costs often forming a significant part of the exposure.

Insurable risks, including:

  • Professional Indemnity
  • Directors’ and Officers’
  • Crime
  • Cyber
  • Employment Practices Liability
  • ERISA (Employment Retirement Income Securities Act of 1974)
  • Office Insurance (including Contents, Computers, Business Interruption, Employers Liability and Public/Products Liability)
  • Warranty & Indemnity
  • Key Person

Supporting Your People, Strengthening Client Outcomes

Investment management firms demand precision and tailored strategies for their clients. Yet their own employee benefits are all too often standardised, SME-focused solutions.

Even established firms with substantial teams often receive generic advice that fails to reflect their business model, compensation structures and how partners and employees need to be accommodated differently when it comes to employee benefits. The result is a mismatch between what’s offered and what’s required—leaving investment professionals under-supported, particularly around healthcare, life assurance linked to variable pay and retirement planning solutions that do not offer sophisticated investment options.

When problems arise, limited broker support pushes claims and policy interpretation onto HR teams, wasting time and frustrating your team. Benefits all too often fall short as a tool for empowering and motivating talent.

We support investment management firms by enabling access to higher-quality employee benefits and working with them to shape programmes that work for partners, employees and the business.

Featured Capabilities

Financial Institutions Insurance

Our specialist financial institutions insurance division works with investment managers to robustly protect their business for competitive premiums.

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Employee Benefits

Our specialist employee benefits team works with investment managers to help our clients recruit and retain talent in a competitive market.

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Private Client

Watertight private insurance for owners, directors and senior managers of Investment Managers — designed to deliver peace of mind when it matters. 

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Case Studies

“Pricing Uncertainty out of the programme” (contained within the financial institutions page)

“Restoring insurer confidence for a UK investment and wealth manager” (contained within the financial institutions page)

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Meet The Team

Alex Butcher

Senior Consultant

With over 10 years’ industry experience of both large corporates and SMEs, Alex’s interests lie in creating an exceptional employee experience through engagement and technology.

Alex Clayton

Chartered Financial Planner

As a chartered financial planner, Alex has been in the industry for over 10 years, included time spent working in SSAS and SIPP administration. Alex is passionate about helping people achieve their goals.

Andy Russell

Head of Employee Benefits

Andy has 20 years of industry experience supporting SMEs and multi-nationals across the spectrum of Employee Benefits solutions. He specialises in helping clients with big picture strategic advice and introducing benefits technology.

Anna Huck

Financial Planner

Anna has worked both behind the scenes and directly with clients since beginning her career in Financial Planning in 2017. She relishes getting to know clients to create personalised strategies to help them realise their goals.

David Weathers

Divisional Director

David is a Chartered Financial Planner and has over 40 years of industry experience which he uses to educate employees on the value of their employee benefits and workplace pension to support better outcomes.

Emily Rodriguez CIMA

Wealth Advisor & Certified Investment Management Analyst

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Ethan Saunders

Consultant

Ethan enjoys putting his maths degree to good use with a keen interest in data and statistics to bring together compelling benchmarking for continuous improvement.

Hannah Robinson

Financial Planner

Hannah has over a decade’s experience in financial planning and combines warmth with expertise. Outside of work she is an Education Champion with the Personal Finance Society, delivering workshops to students to help them build essential money skills.

Ian Towers

Chartered Financial Planner

Ian has nearly 20 years’ experience in financial services. He relishes being part of a truly independent, family-run firm at Bartlett, with the freedom to provide honest, unbiased guidance that puts clients' interests first.

Jack Craddock

Consultant

Jack focuses on workplace pensions and is motivated by achieving the best possible retirement outcomes for clients and employees.

James Spencer Dip CII

Head of Private Client

James provides bespoke risk management and insurance advice to high-net-worth individuals and families. With a background in prime property, he brings a practical understanding of complex lifestyles and valuable assets — from high-value homes to specialist collections such as art and jewellery.

Jason Roberts

Claims Divisional Director

Dip CII Jason has over 35 years of industry experience exclusively working for insurance brokers in the claims arena. He specialises in the management of serious claims for our clients including those involving fatalities and major property and casualty losses, or where there is a coverage dispute.

Jenny Howarth

Head of Claims and Governance

LLB Hons, BVC, Solicitor (UK, 2002) Jenny has over 25 years’ legal and insurance experience. Prior to joining Bartlett in 2022, she spent 10 years in private practice as a coverage and wordings solicitor at a leading insurance firm, and 12 years with a global insurer in senior technical claims management roles for UKI and Europe. Her professional focus is on Financial Lines, coverage and Claims Management.

Jerome Verity-Thomas

Business Development Executive

Jerome enjoys bringing new ideas to our clients to expand their employee benefits offering. He graduated from Leeds University with a degree in Russian & French.

Joe Halliday

Fellow of the Personal Finance Society & Chartered Financial Planner

Joe is qualified as a Fellow of the Personal Finance Society, the highest achievement available as a financial adviser. He has been advising clients for over 10 years and holds additional specialisms in pension transfers and long-term care.

Joe Halliday FPFS

Associate Director & Fellow of the Personal Finance Society

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Laura de Vries

Senior Chartered Financial Planner

Laura has worked in financial services for nearly 20 years and has provided specialist advice to directors navigating sales of their business and members of SSAS schemes, amongst many others.

Lynsey Wilson

Senior Consultant

Lynsey has a Diploma in Financial Planning and over 25 years of industry experience. She has worked with many multi-national organisations, helping them to set up and manage UK benefits as part of their global programme.

Matthew Thompson

Divisional Director

A Chartered Accountant with a background in M&A, Matthew enjoys building client relationships and helping clients identify opportunities to bring their EB programme to life.

Matthew Wilks

Senior Claims Executive

ACII Matt has over 25 years of insurance experience - all in Claims. He manages loss portfolios for our major corporate clients, co-ordinating relationships between risk and insurance managers, senior leaders and insurers.

Michael Chen CFA

Portfolio Manager & Chartered Financial Analyst

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Mike Dillon

Associate Director

With 25 years of industry experience working across diverse organisations and complex environments, Mike specialises in developing and delivering health and wellbeing strategies that drive meaningful, sustainable impact.

Nikol Loutchanska

Senior Consultant

Nikol graduated with a Law degree from Manchester University in 2016 before moving into Employee Benefits. She specialises in strategic advice for clients going through transformational change due to organic growth and acquisition.

Paul Stewart

Fellow of the Personal Finance Society, Chartered Financial Planner & Head of Wealth Management at Bartlett

As Head of Wealth Management, Paul is responsible for Bartlett’s wealth management strategy and direction. He is a Fellow of the Personal Finance Society, the profession’s highest qualification. With over 30 years’ experience in the industry, Paul has extensive experience in delivering high-quality financial advice to help clients achieve their long-term goals.

Richard Cotterill

Financial Planner

With more than 35 years’ experience of advising clients, Richard takes pride in supporting individuals and families through all stages of life, not only through good times but also when life can be challenging. His aim is to give clients peace of mind regarding their finances.

Richard Hayres

Senior Chartered Financial Planner

With over 30 years’ experience Richard has supported individuals and families through many of life’s key milestones and takes pride in being a steady and trusted guide. His approach is grounded in experience, clear insight and a genuine commitment to each client’s planning needs.

Ryan Saxton

Business Development Executive

Ryan worked in the recruitment industry for over five years and joined Bartlett in 2025. He works exclusively with the charity and care sector.

Sarah Thompson CFP

Senior Financial Planner & Certified Financial Planner

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Stewart Archdale

ACII - Head of Charity and Care

Stewart is ACII qualified and has been working in the insurance industry for over 20 years. Stewart is a specialist in the charity and care sector and has worked with a wide range of organisations supporting vulnerable people for the past 18 years.

Tarryn Hindle

Senior Claims Executive

BA LLB, Solicitor (SA, 2016) Tarryn has 14 years’ experience in the insurance industry including 10 years as a practising attorney in South Africa, specialising in insurance-related legal work. Tarryn handles complex Financial Lines claims for FI and Corporate clients at Bartlett and has experience of PI, D&O, EPL and cyber losses.

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Address

Bartlett Group Ltd
Broadway Hall
Horsforth
Leeds LS18 4RS

+44 (0)113 258 5711