Meet The Team

The Aisa Story
Level 3 to Chartered and Beyond

In 1998 when Aisa was simply an idea between James and Clive, they did not imagine that what started as a small two-man operation based out of Wiltshire would grow into an international company with offices in several countries. Their diverse backgrounds of psychologist and RAF pilot mean they have always looked at financial advice differently from those within the industry – to this day they continue to sit down together, albeit now with a board, and review the next stage whilst Aisa continues to grow in both experience and high net worth, skilled advice or international offerings. However, they always want to stay loyal to their original concept, and what has made them successful – putting clients’ needs first and providing the best service possible from a client’s perspective.

With over 70 people involved in Aisa Group, they have a wealth of local and international knowledge and experience within the financial services industry including being qualified and regulated in multiple countries, the three prime locations being the UK, EU and the USA. We are regulated in the UK, Czech Republic, Cyprus, USA & France.

They insist, no matter which country their advisers operate in, that they meet the minimum standard of a Level 4 adviser irrespective of the requirements of a particular country. However, more and more advisers are becoming Level 6 (known as Chartered or Certified status). This combination of recognition, experience, and highly qualified advisers ensures our clients receive the same standard of professionalism they would expect from a Chartered firm—delivered with international reach and a personal, client-focused approach.

During 2024 we tried to obtain Chartered recognition for other parts of our group but the CII failed to meet our requests or even respond to our international requests and so, it was with some disappointment, that we stopped paying to be a recognised Chartered firm in only the UK when we have 5 regulated companies in total with some countries having Discretionary Investment Management status (known as DIM MiFID).

As a group we now have over 3500 clients, over $1 billion of funds under influence of which the UK represents around 20%, and growth in the region of 10-20% per annum.

From early beginnings with the office being run from a small space on the kitchen table to offices around the world James & Clive have always ensured that they are surrounded by a highly professional and like-minded team. This now extends to a board. The key is that everyone within the Aisa team has a passion for ensuring that the client’s needs are the focal point of everything they do.