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Position

Head of department

Managing director

Index

UHNW Wealth Managers

Location

London

Advice type

Estate and succession planning

Investment strategy

Private banking

Wealth management

Wealth structuring

Client type

UHNW

UHNW families

Sector Focus

Financial Services

Wealth Management & Private Banking

James Penny

Spear’s Review

James Penny is a managing director and the head of UK international private banking for Barclays, looking after global UHNWs who are seeking a foothold in the UK market.

‘Most ultra-high-net-worth families are no longer based in one jurisdiction; they will have multi-jurisdictional bases,’ he tells Spear’s. ‘The Barclays model helps us to assist them because we operate in all of the commonwealth corridors.’

Penny provides senior management coverage in global investing, lending, wealth structuring, private assets and next-generation wealth. ‘We advise across the spectrum and are active on both sides of the balance sheet for clients,’ he says. 

He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment and the London Institute of Banking & Finance. 

Rank: Top Recommended

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