Wealth manager and SIPP provider Mattioli Woods has launched its Financial Adviser Academy.
The academy is designed for second-careerists and offers a fully-salaried role from day one.
Mattioli Woods is looking for trainees with a minimum of thee years’ experience in a client-facing role and the ambition to build a career in Financial Planning.
The Academy will be a national programme, with the current intake recruiting advisers to be based in Leicester, Stockport and Belfast.
Spanning 21 months, the programme is split into four terms, and includes sitting exams with the CII.
Raila Bawani, senior talent and resource partner at Mattioli Woods, said: “We recognise that it takes time, confidence and trust to commit to a new career path. The Mattioli Woods Financial Adviser Academy has been designed to ensure participants feel truly supported throughout their training journey and beyond – with a comprehensive benefits package, supporting both wellbeing and long-term security. This allows them to focus on settling into, and excelling in, their new role.”
The launch of the academy comes a few months after Mattioli Woods announced it would merge with wealth manager and Financial Planner Kingswood to form a wealth manager with over £25bn in assets. The merger completed at the end of 2025.
Both Mattioli Woods and Kingswood, which has faced financial challenges in recent times, are managed and advised by private equity group Pollen Street Capital.
The combined firm serves 30,000 clients across the wealth management, Financial Planning and investment management sectors.
Kingswood warned previously that it may run out of money to service its £91m debt pile. In recent times it has needed several cash injections to repay loans. Kingswood has acquired more than 20 firms, including many Financial Planning businesses, in a rapid expansion strategy.
At the time of the merger being announced, the firm shared that its plans to grow to £60bn in assets and 300 advisers would be considerably boosted by the merger.