Jim Stacey

Head of Investment Sales

Jim joined abrdn/Standard Life in May 1998 from Axa Sun Life where he previously worked as a broker consultant in the Birmingham office. Jim initially worked as an Account Manager at the company working exclusively with Financial Planners in the southwest and was involved in the roll out and distribution of the Standard Life (now abrdn) wrap. In April 2014 Jim moved to Standard Life Wealth/abrdn capital to work in the wealth management sector, initially as a Senior Business Development Manager and becoming the Head of Intermediary Business Development in January 2017. Jim led a team of Business Development Managers distribution wealth management solutions to the adviser marketplace. Jim was responsible for building and delivering the sales strategy for abrdn capital and held this role until the sale of abrdn Capital in July 2023. Jim is now Head of Investment sales within the abrdn adviser business and has responsibility for a team of BDM’s that are distributing the abrdn MPS investment solution to UK Financial Planner. With over 27 years’ experience in the financial intermediary channel, Jim has a real understanding and appreciation of the financial planning sector and the regulatory and commercial challenges modern investment and advisory businesses face. Jim is an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute and holds the Diploma in Financial Planning.
jim.stacey@abrdn.com

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