Wiggins (pictured) left SJP last year to become CIO of Fundhouse.
He joined investment consultancy Fundhouse in September 2022 as CIO, a position he left SJP for. He was at the wealth giant for just over a year prior to that, where he served as director of liquid markets.
Joe Wiggins heads to Fundhouse as new CIO
Prior to his first SJP stint, Wiggins served at Aberdeen Standard Investments for more than seven years, where he held several positions, including head of portfolio management for multi-manager strategies.
In his new role, he will be responsible for investment research carried out within the SJP investment proposition, leading the team of internal researchers.
Tom Beal, director of investments at St. James's Place, said: «I am delighted that Joe has decided to re-join us, as his insight and experience will be invaluable to the team. In this newly created role, Joe will be instrumental in fostering, nurturing and chairing investment debates across the division with the aim of delivering strong investment driven client outcomes.»
Wiggins added: «I am looking forward to working with a high quality team and creating an environment where we can produce rigorous research based on sound decision making principles, which can help our clients' meet their long-term objectives.»
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