He will be based in Nairn within the Scottish Highlands and will support clients from across the region.

Mr Newman has more than 20 years of experience in financial advice since taking his MPhil from the University of Glasgow and has been a Chartered Financial Planner since 2007.

He spent almost 17 years of his career with Johnson Carmichael Wealth in Inverness with other former advice roles including time at Norwich Union (now Aviva) and Gilliland Neilson Brown.

Mr Newman said: “Like many people over the past few years, I took time out to consider my own priorities and personal ambitions and plans. I concluded that if I didn’t make a change and take the chance to challenge myself and pursue a niggling ambition to run my own business now I never would and might regret it.

“Once I had made the decision to take control over my career I needed to remain partnered with a company that was independent, with no bias towards any products or providers. My aim is to offer better financial solutions – for life. Working with Continuum will help me to offer clients a lifetime relationship.”  

Continuum now has a total of 71 advisers now within the partnership across the UK. It has increased its number of advisers by 15% over the past year.

The firm is based on a local presence and professionals with local knowledge and dedication.

Martin Brown, managing partner at Continuum, said: “We are committed to providing clients the most appropriate solutions to the challenges they face. Scott has an approach that is the perfect match for that commitment.”

Continuum, headquartered in Plymouth, was established in 2014 by founding partner, Martin Brown, as a National IFA brand. It is part-owned by M&G which took an initial 49.9% stake in the company in August 2022 with an agreement to acquire the remainder of the business over the following two years.  

Continuum now holds assets under influence of more than £2bn.