Leading independent wealth management firm targets growth in Eastern Canada

/EINPresswire.com/ -- HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/25/16 -- Editors Note: There are two photos associated with this press release.

Richardson GMP Limited, Canada's largest independent wealth management firm, announces its opening of a new office in Purdy's Wharf, Tower One located at 1959 Upper Water Street in the downtown core of Halifax.

"Today Halifax gets a high quality platform, built to serve the wealth planning and investment management needs of both professionals and affluent families. We have always had a strategic plan to expand our presence in Atlantic Canada and are thrilled that the time has come. With the opening of our new office, our clients in Atlantic Canada will benefit from the client-first approach of our Advisors," said Andrew Marsh, Chief Executive Officer of Richardson GMP. "As we have grown in size to over $27 billion and expanded to 19 offices across our country in just over a decade, it only makes sense for us to grow a stronger presence in Atlantic Canada."

As part of this growth, George Fisher and his team have joined the firm. "The partnership platform at Richardson GMP allows us to enjoy a great sense of entrepreneurial spirit, a wider scope of investment options, and the ability to advise objectively without bias to proprietary products," George Fisher, Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager said. "As equity owners in the firm, we feel both empowered and accountable to foster our professionalism and to truly serve the comprehensive wealth management needs of our clients."

About Richardson GMP Limited

Richardson GMP is Canada's leading independent wealth management firm, entrusted with over $27 billion in client assets. Its focus: to protect and enhance clients' wealth. Its difference: an independent partnership structure that ensures accountability to clients and alignment with their interests. Richardson GMP's Investment Advisors are some of the sharpest minds in the business. They draw on the substantial in-house expertise to address the wealth management needs particular of affluent families and entrepreneurs: investment and risk management, tax and estate planning, insurance strategies, tax-efficient investing, philanthropic giving, and succession planning for businesses and family homes. Richardson GMP is proudly Canadian. Fiercely independent. And dedicated to earning and rewarding clients' trust as stewards of their wealth.

For more information visit www.RichardsonGMP.com.

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