Sport In Profile UK Issue 07 | Page 15

newcastle racecourse “The company has been running for five years. We’re investment management specialists. All of our clients are introduced by financial advisors who will recommend what type of pensions someone should have, whether they should have money in a bond or an Isa, life insurance etc. Within the products they recommend there will be investments to manage which is what we can offer. We cover all asset classes and invest all over the world.” “We’ve gone for quite a big branding exercise today. The main aim of what we’re looking to do is to really project our name in the region. We’re a Newcastle based firm so working with the racecourse was an obvious choice for us. Race events work really well for our type of our business with sporadic sporting action to keep everyone entertained whilst providing windows to talk so that everyone gets to know each other both professionally and personally. A big part of our service is relationship building and it’s something that we value very highly. “Personally, I’ve always been into horseracing from my teenage years. To a certain extent what we do for a living is gambling so there’s obviously a natural instinct in there. I’ve refined the way that I