Fiduciary Independence

About Hay Hill Wealth Management

Combining institutional hedge fund pedigree, tier-one private banking heritage, and boutique client focus to manage, protect, and grow multi-generational wealth.

Our Heritage

Born from Experience, Dedicated to Fiduciary Alignment

Hay Hill Wealth Management Limited was incorporated in 2005 and authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in August 2006 (FRN: 453682).

In 2015, Chief Executive Officer Michael Easton orchestrated a successful management buy-out of the boutique fixed-income asset manager Glendevon King. Under Michael's leadership, the firm transformed into a multi-asset, open-architecture wealth manager designed specifically to solve the structural shortcomings of institutional private banks.

Today, headquartered at 24 Upper Brook Street in Mayfair, London, and operating a regional private client office in Birmingham, Hay Hill Wealth serves High-Net-Worth (HNW) and Ultra-High-Net-Worth (UHNW) families, corporate entrepreneurs, senior executives, family offices, and UK Resident Non-Domiciled (RND) individuals. The firm also operates under the trading name Heligan Wealth Management in strategic partnership with Heligan Group.

The Hay Hill Wealth Operating Model

No Dealing on Own Account: Unlike investment banks, we maintain zero proprietary trading books. We never act as a principal counterparty to our clients' trades.

Pure Open Architecture: We have no proprietary fund products to distribute. Every investment recommendation is sourced objectively from the global marketplace.

Direct Partner Stewardship: Every client works directly with experienced investment directors with decades of market experience, not junior relationship managers.

Executive Management

The Hay Hill Wealth Team

Our leadership brings an average of over two decades of front-office private banking, institutional portfolio management, and wealth structuring experience.

Michael Easton

Chief Executive Officer & COO

Founding Member 25+ Yrs Private Banking CISI Chartered Member IAD Qualified

Michael has spent over 25 years in private banking and wealth management. Founding member of Hay Hill Wealth who completed the 2015 management buy-out of Glendevon King. Prior to this, he spent 5 years at boutique Signia Wealth as an Executive Committee member, Client Director for European UK Resident Non-Domiciled UHNW clients, and head of the firm's £400m liquidity management division. Earlier, Michael spent several years at Coutts & Co, holding senior positions including Head of Offshore Banking for the Coutts Private Office.

michael.easton@hayhillwealth.com

Stephen Dowds

Co-Chief Investment Officer

40+ Yrs Portfolio Mgt Northern Trust Head Int Equities CFA Institute MA Economics (St Andrews)

Stephen joined Hay Hill Wealth in June 2016 as Chief Investment Officer and now serves as Co-CIO. He has over 40 years of discretionary investment management experience spanning international equity and multi-asset mandates. Previously, Stephen was Head of International Equities at Northern Trust, managing Northern's International Growth Equity Fund ($1bn US mutual fund), and held senior positions at Matheson Investment Management and Prudential-Bache.

stephen.dowds@hayhillwealth.com

Charles Armitage

Co-Chief Investment Officer

15+ Yrs Investment & VC Brown Shipley & Brewin Dolphin Chartered Fellow CISI CISI Diploma

Charles has over 15 years of investment management and venture capital experience. He began his career at Brown Shipley managing discretionary and advisory portfolios for private clients, charities, and intermediaries. In 2010 he joined Brewin Dolphin, managing multi-asset portfolios for private individuals and institutions, before gaining venture capital experience at Fig, supporting high-growth early-stage enterprises through strategic growth and fundraising.

charles.armitage@hayhillwealth.com

Kieran Duffy

Client Director (Birmingham)

11+ Yrs Banking & Wealth Coutts, UBS & RBS LLB Law (Univ Birmingham) Chartered Fellow CISI (PCIAM)

Based in our Birmingham office, Kieran has over 11 years of professional financial experience. He qualified as a banker at RBS Corporate Bank before moving into wealth management at Coutts, and subsequently advised high-net-worth entrepreneurs, executives, family offices, and institutions as a Client Advisor at UBS. Kieran holds an LLB in Law with Business from the University of Birmingham, is a Chartered Fellow of the CISI, and holds the PCIAM and QFA/EFA qualifications.

kieran.duffy@hayhillwealth.com

Martin Wilson

Wealth Structuring Consultant

Chartered Tax Advisor (CTA) Grant Thornton & Coutts Signia Wealth Head Structuring Investment Committee Member

Martin joined Hay Hill Wealth in early 2015 and serves as Wealth Structuring Consultant and permanent member of the Investment Committee. Trained as a lawyer, he spent years at Grant Thornton advising international families on cross-border tax before serving as a Senior Private Banker at Coutts Private Office and Head of Wealth Structuring at Signia Wealth. He is a Chartered Tax Advisor (CTA) specializing in UK Resident Non-Dom and international succession.

martin.wilson@hayhillwealth.com

Strategic Governance

Chairman & Advisory Board

Our governance framework is anchored by globally recognized leaders in hedge funds, private equity, reinsurance, and quantum science.

Lord Stanley Fink

Chairman of the Board

Former CEO, Man Group plc Cambridge University (Trinity Hall) FCA Chartered Accountant (1982) Life Peer, House of Lords (2011)

Lord Stanley Fink has over 25 years of senior experience in hedge funds, alternative investments, and financial services. He joined Man Group plc in 1987, built and led its fund management business from 1996, and served as Chief Executive Officer from 2000 to 2007, guiding Man Group's expansion into the FTSE 100 as the world's largest publicly listed hedge fund manager.

Lord Fink is the former Chairman of systematic manager ISAM and Zenith Hygiene Products, and served as a Director of commodities and brokerage firm Marex Spectron. He read Law at Trinity Hall College, Cambridge University, and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Andersen in 1982 before senior structured finance roles at Citibank and Mars. Elevated to the House of Lords in 2011, he is President of the Evelina London Children's Hospital, longstanding Trustee of ARK, and former Trustee of the Mayor's Fund for London.

Nick Packer

Non-Executive Director

30+ Yrs Reinsurance Co-Founder, Enstar Group (NASDAQ) FCII Fellow FCA Certified

Nick brings over three decades of global business leadership, insurance, and reinsurance experience. He co-founded NASDAQ-listed global reinsurance firm Enstar Group Limited in 2001, serving as Executive Vice President and Joint Chief Operating Officer. Former Chief Executive Officer of Kayla Re Ltd in Bermuda, Nick is an active international investor, board member, and strategic advisor to mature enterprises worldwide.

Martin Baines

Non-Executive Director

Partner, Heligan Group Led Quilter MBO & £3bn IPO Fellow CISI FCA Authorised

Martin has an outstanding executive and non-executive track record in UK wealth management and private equity. He is currently Partner at Heligan Group. Martin led the high-profile management buyout of Quilter from Morgan Stanley and its subsequent sale to Old Mutual Wealth Group in 2014, steering the strategic restructuring that culminated in Quilter's landmark £3bn London Stock Exchange IPO in 2018.

Dr Tim Grasby

Non-Executive Director

CEO, Heligan Group PhD Quantum Physics FCA Fellow ICAEW HMG Security Clearance (SC)

Dr Grasby is Chief Executive Officer of Heligan Group and member of Heligan's Investment Committee. He specializes in intelligence-driven financial services, national security technology, and high-growth advisory. Formerly Associate Professor at the University of Warwick and Visiting Fellow at Stuttgart, he holds a first-class degree in Electronics, a PhD in Semiconductor Quantum Physics, and is a Fellow of the ICAEW with HMG Security Clearance.

Private Consultations

Meet With Our Partners in Mayfair or Birmingham

Our leadership team is readily available to review your current portfolio architecture, discuss active cash yield management, or provide guidance on cross-border tax positioning.

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