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July 2007

ACUMEN STRENGTHENS ITS EDINBURGH FINANCIAL PLANNING TEAM

The Acumen Group has strengthened its central belt financial planning offering by recruiting a new financial planner to be based in its Edinburgh office.

Chris Mackie joined the team earlier this year, with ten years' industry experience. The newly created position will be key to boosting the company's financial planning offering in Edinburgh.

Chris, a graduate in Commerce from Napier University, has worked with some of the UK's leading financial organisations, including Standard Life Assurance and Bell Lawrie as a private client manager and senior financial planning manager.

Chris said: "I am pleased to have been given the opportunity to join Acumen at a time when it is experiencing massive growth and redevelopment. Acumen's presence in the central belt has been accelerating in recent months, and I am looking forward to implementing Acumen's plans for the development of its operations."

Bill Saunders, head of financial planning said: "Chris has a wealth of experience, and I am sure he will be a huge asset to the Edinburgh team. His appointment also comes at a time when Acumen has become one of the most qualified financial planning organisations in the UK, with seven employees attaining the highly sought-after certified financial planner (CFP) status."

 
Companies in the Acumen Group include Acumen Accountants and Advisors Limited, Acumen Financial Planning Limited and Acumen IT Consultancy Limited. Acumen Financial Planning Limited are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Acumen Accountants and Advisors Limited are registered to carry out audit work and are regulated for a range of investment business activities by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants but are not authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Acumen Financial Planning Limited, Registered in Scotland number 215343, VAT Number 894 6221 94. Acumen Accountants and Advisors Limited, Registered in Scotland number 153885, VAT Number 894 6221 94. Acumen IT Consultancy Limited, Registered in Scotland number 284749, VAT Number 859 474862. Acumen Holdings (Aberdeen) Limited, Registered in Scotland number 215503, VAT Number 894 6221 94. Registered office, Commercial House, 2 Rubislaw Terrace, Aberdeen, AB10 1XE.