James started his stockbroking career in the 1990s with a small private client firm, Wilkinform Stockbrokers. There is an existing historical link as its founder, Tony Wilkin, worked at JW Granger & Co, which merged with two other firms to become Redmayne Bentley as it is known today.
James moved firms from the private client side to the institutional market before being invited to return to Wilkinform Stockbrokers as a Partner in 2002. The following year, he undertook a complete takeover with Robert Hunter and re-organised the firm’s structure and operations. The partnership became known as Havelock Hunter and was incorporated as a limited company in 2004. In July 2015, the firm became part of Redmayne Bentley.
James is a qualified discretionary manager and holds a double major honours degree in Economics and Business Studies. He is a Chartered Wealth Manager and a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (FCSI). His primary role is a discretionary fund manager, but in addition to managing discretionary funds, he also looks after a small number of advised accounts. James also has a great deal of experience transacting execution-only business, mainly in connection with more complicated or sizeable positions.