Fairstone Group Ltd
Ben Cousen is an experienced finance professional currently serving as a Trainee Investment Analyst and Trainee Paraplanner at Fairstone Group Ltd since June 2022. Ben co-founded HNFC Stays in April 2018, a successful venture providing short-term rentals in the North East, alongside a team of finance students. Previously, Ben worked at True Potential LLP as an Asset Specialist, managing corporate actions and reconciling settlements, and served as a PPI Case Handler at Santander Bank, N.A., where responsibilities included investigating complaints and making redress calculations. Ben holds a Bachelor's Degree in Finance and Investment Management from Northumbria University Business School, complemented by study abroad experiences at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Excelia, focusing on finance and international business.
Fairstone Group Ltd
Fairstone is a full-service wealth management house delivering integration-led growth to emerge as a new leader in the UK regulatory landscape. We combine market knowledge, specialist expertise and the very latest technology to produce the highest quality outcomes for our clients in a cost-effective manner. Our rate of growth is consistently beyond 20% for each financial year and our annualised income exceeds £65 million. Incorporating one of the UK’s largest Chartered Financial Planning firms, we operate across 42 locations nationwide and are recognised as one of the fastest growing financial services organisations in the country. Our 69,000 clients are at the heart of everything we do from providing a wide range of personalised wealth management solutions to ensuring an active and on-going review process. That is why they have rated us the number 1 wealth management firm on Trust Pilot. 'Intelligent wealth management' means that we have an open-architecture’ proposition which provides the following benefits to clients: - Whole of market choice - Flexible and transparent fee structure - No lower wealth limits - No minimum fees - No exit penalties