Joe Wiggins departs St James's Place

Wiggins, who joined the firm last July, thanked his colleagues but alluded to tensions between himself and the wealth management giant. Writing on LinkedIn, he said: "Although a relatively brief stay was never my intention, sometimes you must acknowledge when things do not quite fit." While an onwards destination is currently unknown, Wiggins said he would reappear in a new role "in a month or so". St James's Place assets drop 7.6% in H1 despite net inflows of £5.5bn A spokesperson for St. James's Place said: "Joe has taken the decision to move to a different type of role within...