Directors & Partnerships

The depth of knowledge and experience within our independent financial advisory practice enables us to offer you personalised, tax-efficient financial planning coupled with a professionally constructed investment portfolio to suit your specific circumstances.

In addition, the external companies providing our support functions are crucial to ensure everything runs smoothly. Moor IFA are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and we are delighted to have partnered with two other UK-based, FCA regulated firms to assist us.

Read on to discover more about our Directors, the fantastic corporations we have chosen to work with and how these relationships benefit both our firm and our clients.

Jonathan Cotty Chartered FCSI

Jonathan Cotty, Chartered FCSI

Director

Jonathan has over twenty years' experience in financial services, having first qualified as a financial adviser back in the 1990's. Jonathan spent several years in the City, specialising in retail (private) clients whilst learning and practicing the art of investment management, utilising a range of different instruments and assets. Jonathan has worked alongside leading fund management teams and his last position in the City was as Head of Trading at a boutique retail client firm in Liverpool Street. Since returning to work as an independent financial adviser, Jonathan has sat on the Investment Committee at two financial planning practices, one of which won the national ‘Portfolio Adviser Gold Award’ in 2017 for outstanding investment returns within the boutique category. Jonathan is qualified to the highest level of Chartered and has held a Fellowship of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI) since 2018.

"We understand the importance of creating you a bespoke financial plan, recommended without bias and with the sole purpose of meeting your aspirations."

Chloe Cotty Operations Director Moor IFA
Chloe Cotty
Operations Director

Chloe commenced working in Financial Services in 2006, initially assisting with the packaging of differing types of mortgage. Chloe then spent time working in a sales support role within a multinational corporation and was internally promoted to work as Executive Assistant to the Trading Director. Chloe took some time out to start a family in 2016, after which time she worked on a freelance basis. Chloe has since assisted entrepreneurs and small businesses with the growth and management of their expanding Operations departments and advised with respect to the management and oversight of their growing administrative duties.

"At Moor IFA, we aim to offer you peace of mind because you understand our processes and we understand you."

Our Partnerships

Behind the scenes, we have partnered with a couple of industry heavyweights to assist us with certain aspects of our business. Our clients may take comfort from the knowledge that an additional layer of professional expertise is working constantly in the background, providing our business with critical support functions in a variety of areas.
Transact
Platform Provider

 About Transact

Transact was the first wrap service to launch in the UK, in 2000. Over the years they have harnessed systems, technology and their in-depth knowledge of the UK investment market to provide a more efficient and simpler way for advisers to manage clients’ financial portfolios. The result is the highly refined wrap service known as Transact.

What they offer our firm

We approached Transact because we wanted to make use of their Platform. All of our clients' monies are ring-fenced, held and traded on an external Platform which also handles client transactions: withdrawals, deposits, regular income payments and so forth. Transact offer a platform which can accommodate all of the different products (such as ISAs) that we are likely to make use of on behalf of our clients, including more technical requirements such as a properly functioning UFPLS facility and the ability to swiftly add funds or collectives as required.

What they offer our clients

Transact works exclusively through financial advisers and is 100% focused on servicing the UK market. In addition, our clients may download the web app, or use the desktop login, meaning keeping track of your monies is instant and straightforward. Competitively priced with a high degree of functionality, excellent service and a reputation for efficiency, Transact has been profitable every year since 2003 and has been awarded an ‘Excellent’ financial performance rating for the last nine years to 2022 in the FinalytiQ Advised Platform Report. Transact offer a complete solution.


ValidPath
Back Office, Compliance & Legal

About ValidPath

ValidPath have been operating as an FCA-regulated IFA Network since 2002. ValidPath is part of the Rimbal group, a financial services and technology group pioneering the future of financial advice. They currently provide support functions for hundreds of Independent Financial Advisers, responsible for tens of thousands of private clients across the UK.

What they offer our firm

Moor Independent Financial Advisers were delighted to be accepted as part of ValidPath, an independent network based in the UK. Outsourcing various back office roles to ValidPath enables us to focus the bulk of our time and expertise on our clients. It means that many of the day to day compulsory requirements, such as regulatory reporting and compliance oversight functions, are completed by ValidPath. They also support us with wider issues that are industry-related, advising us in relation to best practice and offering additional support as required.

What they offer our clients

The support and backing of a dedicated, highly considered specialist that is passionately committed to enabling independent financial advice is a great boon. It enables us to focus more of our time on our clients, safe in the knowledge that ValidPath are also keeping their eye on the ever-changing regulatory landscape on an ongoing basis, ensuring we remain fully compliant. ValidPath have recently been awarded FTAdviser Top 100 status; their backing and support offers our clients reassurance that Moor Independent Financial Advisers meets their rigorous standards.

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