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The Saltus Wealth Index is put together by a team at Saltus and its agencies, working under the guidance of external advisers to guarantee the quality of the data.

The Saltus team is led by Jon Macintosh and Michael Stimpson. Saltus have been working with Dr Michael Peacey, Senior Lecturer in Economics at Bristol University, who created the Saltus Wealth Index and reviews the methodology and output of the survey. The survey is undertaken by Censuswide, a global market research organisation headquartered in London. Censuswide complies with the MRS Code of Conduct and Esomar principles.
Dr Michael Peacey

Dr Michael Peacey

Dr Mike Peacey is a senior lecturer in economics at the University of Bristol. He was previously an associate professor at Northeastern University and, prior to that, taught at the University of Bath. He has a PhD in game theory, an MSc in economics, and a BSc in Mathematics. He has published in academic journals across several areas, ranging from scientific peer review to pensions policy, and is currently working on a Royal Society project about misinformation. He has previously been involved in government regulation of higher education and has also undertaken a variety of consultancy projects – most notably as the auction theory consultant for Sky Plc during the £30bn takeover auction in 2018.

Website: www.mikepeacey.com

Jon Macintosh

Jon is Managing Partner of Saltus. He is passionate about creating a culture where everyone is proud to work whilst also envisioning a business model that challenges traditional expectations of asset and wealth management for clients. 

Before founding Saltus in 2004, Jon held various senior roles in the institutional asset management world. These included being Managing Director of Lehman Brothers, where he was co-head of the European mezzanine credit fund, Managing Director of Deutsche Bank, a Partner of Morgan Grenfell Private Equity managing a €1.5 billion private equity buy-out fund, and before that, a UK equities fund manager at Schroders. 

Jon has an MA in Classics and Modern Languages from Oxford University, an MBA from INSEAD and is a Chartered Fellow of the CISI. He has held a number of non-executive roles. He is currently Chairman of the Westbridge Private Equity Supervisory Board and was previously a Trustee of the charities Book Aid International, and of Missing People where he was also chair of the Development Board. 

Michael Stimpson

Mike is the Managing Director of the Saltus Partnership Programme. He has been working with financial planning businesses throughout his career, initially as an investment manager and more recently while launching the Saltus Partnership Programme.  

Mike is passionate about the positive force financial planning can make to people’s lives and is determined to partner with the right financial planners, help them grow and make sure they have more time to look after their clients. 

Dr Michael Peacey

Dr Mike Peacey is a senior lecturer in economics at the University of Bristol. He was previously an associate professor at Northeastern University and, prior to that, taught at the University of Bath. He has a PhD in game theory, an MSc in economics, and a BSc in Mathematics. He has published in academic journals across several areas, ranging from scientific peer review to pensions policy, and is currently working on a Royal Society project about misinformation. He has previously been involved in government regulation of higher education and has also undertaken a variety of consultancy projects – most notably as the auction theory consultant for Sky Plc during the £30bn takeover auction in 2018.

Website: www.mikepeacey.com

Jon Macintosh

Jon is Managing Partner of Saltus. He is passionate about creating a culture where everyone is proud to work whilst also envisioning a business model that challenges traditional expectations of asset and wealth management for clients. 

Before founding Saltus in 2004, Jon held various senior roles in the institutional asset management world. These included being Managing Director of Lehman Brothers, where he was co-head of the European mezzanine credit fund, Managing Director of Deutsche Bank, a Partner of Morgan Grenfell Private Equity managing a €1.5 billion private equity buy-out fund, and before that, a UK equities fund manager at Schroders. 

Jon has an MA in Classics and Modern Languages from Oxford University, an MBA from INSEAD and is a Chartered Fellow of the CISI. He has held a number of non-executive roles. He is currently Chairman of the Westbridge Private Equity Supervisory Board and was previously a Trustee of the charities Book Aid International, and of Missing People where he was also chair of the Development Board. 

Michael Stimpson

Mike is the Managing Director of the Saltus Partnership Programme. He has been working with financial planning businesses throughout his career, initially as an investment manager and more recently while launching the Saltus Partnership Programme.  

Mike is passionate about the positive force financial planning can make to people’s lives and is determined to partner with the right financial planners, help them grow and make sure they have more time to look after their clients. 

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