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Wise Investment
Wise Investment opened its doors in Chipping Norton in 1992 under founder Tony Yarrow. The Oxfordshire firm established itself as a financial planning and...
Wise Investment
Wise Investment opened its doors in Chipping Norton in 1992 under founder Tony Yarrow. The Oxfordshire firm established itself as a financial planning and discretionary wealth management practice, retaining the same geographic anchor for over three decades. Its registered address on New Street places it firmly in the Cotswolds professional-services belt, serving private clients, trusts, and pension beneficiaries. The firm runs a multi-asset approach spanning direct equities, fixed-income instruments, and its own in-house fund range, Wise Funds. The fund family operates as an open-ended investment company, with documented positions in UK commercial property lending and targeted credit opportunities. This structure means Wise Investment both advises on and manufactures financial products — a dual role more common among large national wealth platforms than a single-office firm in Oxfordshire. Public filings confirm the flagship TM Wise Fund range includes a dedicated income vehicle that channels capital into secured property loans and private-credit instruments. Wise Investment operates from a single office in Chipping Norton, with a team structured around investment management, financial planning, and fund administration. No disclosed team count exists in public records. The firm's fund range is distributed through third-party platforms, extending its reach beyond the direct client base. September 2024: The TM Wise Income Fund maintained its position as the firm's most visible public vehicle, reporting standard quarterly distributions to unitholders (per the firm's official communications, 2024). What structurally distinguishes Wise Investment is its hybrid identity — a regulated independent financial adviser that also acts as an asset manager running proprietary pooled funds. This architecture creates an unusual alignment model where the firm's investment committee makes allocation decisions that flow into both bespoke client portfolios and the in-house OEIC structure, giving retail and professional investors identical exposure to the same committee's views.
General information
Firm type
Bank / Wealth / Trust
Year founded
1992
Location
Region
Europe
Country
United Kingdom
City
Chipping Norton
Corporate office
Chipping Norton, United Kingdom
Principals
Tony Yarrow
Founder
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Wise Investment?
Founder Tony Yarrow established the firm in 1992 and remains the central figure in its investment governance. The firm operates an investment committee structure that oversees both bespoke client portfolios and the in-house Wise Funds range. Specific committee membership beyond Yarrow is not publicly disclosed.
Does Wise Investment manage in-house funds, and how do they work?
Yes. Wise Investment operates the TM Wise Funds, an open-ended investment company domiciled in the UK. The most prominent vehicle is the TM Wise Income Fund, which targets income generation through secured commercial property loans and private-credit instruments. The same investment committee that governs discretionary client portfolios also directs the fund range.
Is Wise Investment a financial adviser or an asset manager?
It is both. The firm operates as a regulated financial planning and discretionary wealth management practice while simultaneously manufacturing and distributing its own pooled fund range. This hybrid structure means client portfolios and the in-house Wise Funds share the same investment committee's asset-allocation views.
What asset classes does Wise Investment allocate to?
The firm deploys capital across direct equities, fixed income, and its proprietary Wise Funds, which hold commercial property loans and private-credit instruments. While the equity and fixed-income sleeves follow standard UK wealth-management construction, the in-house fund range tilts the overall client allocation toward secured lending and income-generating real estate credit.
Does Wise Investment manage money for institutional investors or only private clients?
Primarily private clients, trusts, and pension beneficiaries. However, the TM Wise Funds are available on third-party platforms, meaning external investors — including other advisers and their clients — can access the same vehicles that Wise Investment uses for its own discretionary portfolios.
How is Wise Investment's real estate exposure structured?
Real estate exposure comes through the TM Wise Income Fund rather than direct property holdings. The fund extends secured commercial property loans, functioning as a private-credit vehicle rather than a bricks-and-mortar property fund. This positions clients as lenders to commercial property borrowers rather than equity owners of real estate assets.
Where does Wise Investment's client base originate?
The firm's single office in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, anchors a predominantly regional client base in the Cotswolds and surrounding areas. Distribution of its in-house fund range on third-party platforms extends its reach nationally, but the discretionary wealth-management practice remains concentrated on the private-client market served from its Oxfordshire base.
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