Merchant Investors forges new link with Whitechurch Securities

Merchant Investors, the specialist pensions and investment provider, today announces a link-up with Whitechurch Securities, one of the UK's leading investment managers.

Through this new agreement Financial Advisers will have access to professional investment management via Whitechurch Securities in conjunction with Merchant Investors' innovative onshore bond.

Financial Advisers can access advisory and discretionary portfolio management services for their clients that include a wide range of permitted collectives and securities through Merchant Investors' Versatile Investment Portfolio (VIP).

This collaboration cements Merchant Investors' position as a forward-thinking choice for advisers and their clients.

Richard Ellis, Merchant Investors' Head of Sales and Marketing said: "At Merchant Investors, we are continually looking for innovative new solutions to fit clients' ever-changing investment needs. We are delighted, therefore, to forge this link with Whitechurch Securities which offers clients and Financial Advisers access to discretionary management services through our open-architecture onshore bond".

Gavin Haynes, Managing Director at Whitechurch Securities said: "We are always looking at ways we can evolve and expand our award-winning discretionary management services. In recent years we have seen a marked increase in the number of Financial Advisers switching on to discretionary management and our new link with Merchant Investors means that a much wider audience can now access and use our services. We are very excited to join forces with Merchant Investors and believe that their reputation can only enhance our discretionary proposition. The launch of this arrangement ensures that Whitechurch Securities continue to be a forefront provider of investment solutions to Financial Advisers and their clients."