Financial Planning firm Cooper Parry Wealth, a winner of the IFP's prestigious 'David Norton Building Excellence Award', is to join PFK International – a global network of accountancy firms.
Cooper Parry Wealth is part of Cooper Parry, a Midlands-based accountancy practice. Cooper Parry will become the only PKFI member in the Midlands and one of just three firms to represent PKF in the UK. The business will benefit from the opportunity to work alongside a network of 300 member firms across 400 locations, in around 125 countries.
Cooper Parry says that the partnership will "facilitate the sharing of ideas and best practice" and will help to improve Cooper Parry Wealth's service offering to HNW clients based in the UK.
Stephen Jones, chief executive of Cooper Parry Wealth said "PKF is one of the world's most respected andrecognised brands in global accountancy, which makes this a key strategic move for us.
"We will remain an entirely independent firm and are rebranding as PKF Cooper Parry Wealth in the New Year. We're very much looking forward to being able to tap into PKF's global capability and presence to continue to evolve our proposition, drawing on worldwide best practice.
"Cooper Parry has for some time now been exploring the different options available to improve international reach, and PKF stood out by some way as the best fit."
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PKF International chief executive John Sim said: "We are really pleased to welcome Cooper Parry to the PKF International network as our Midlands representative and the third new firm in the UK.
"Cooper Parry's strong focus on 'people and relationships' fits perfectly with the ethos of the network and also meets our strategic objective to recruit firms with significant practices that cover the main UK commercial regions".
Mr Jones added: "This is a really exciting development for us and one which will truly enhance our skills and service offering to our clients. We are totally committed to becoming number one in all our core business areas, and becoming a member of the PKFI network is a big step forward in helping us to achieve this."
Based in the Midlands, Cooper Parry Wealth is an award-winning wealth management firm with the strength and support of one of the largest accountancy practices in the Midlands. Established over 10 years ago to deliver independent financial planning, investment management and tax advice, the firm is now responsible for managing more than £120 million of client assets.