About Us - CleverMPS

How It Started

Numbers, not noise

In 2008, at the peak of the Global Financial Crisis, a financial adviser had a clever idea.

Having recognised the risks posed by human behaviour and emotion to financial decision-making (like excitement, fear, or the tendency to follow the herd), he devised a system that would help make fund selection an objective, emotion-free process. A system that focused only on the numbers, not noise.

This ‘system’ was actually a complex blend of algorithms which has since been developed into the investment fund selection and monitoring system that we call the CleverEngine.

At the time of his discovery, Colum (our founder & CEO) was simply looking for a better way to analyse investments for his own clients. But the solution quickly grew into a disruptive fintech service that other advisers could adopt. The CleverAdviser service now supports thousands of investment portfolios across the UK & Ireland as well as our own quantitative MPS ranges – CleverMPS Core and CleverMPS Sustainable.

Clever People

The team behind the tech

Colum Wilde

Founder and CEO

Dr. Henry Shirman

Chairman

Nicola Cornish

Managing Director

Gary Roberts

Finance Director

Steve DeRycke

IT Director

Patrick Boughton

Sales & Marketing Director

George Cliff

Research Director

Simon Quiligotti

Non-Exec Director

Neil Harding

Lead Developer

Joanne Graham

Head of Human Resources

Anthony Walters

Head of ESG

Heather Anstey

Head of Business Relations

Gemma Vernon

Business Relationship Manager

Liam Roberts

Internal Sales Manager

Garry Flanagan

Senior Developer

Andrew Farrand

Senior Developer

David Hughes

Tester

Natalie Saunders

Support Manager

Eloise Bell

Sales & Marketing Executive

Caitlin McLaughlan

Financial Accountant

Daniel Attwill

IT Systems Engineer

Want to join our team?

We’re always on the lookout for talented people to join our client services, marketing, sales, support, development, and operational teams. Contact Us if you think Clever is the place for you!

Our Managed Portfolio Services

Risk rated managed portfolios driven by Clever technology

CleverMPS Core

The Clever Marlborough Core MPS range (known as CleverMPS Core) features 6 model portfolios - each with their own Dynamic Planner risk profile and objectives.

This risk-bound approach serves to simplify client suitability assessments for you, while serving their varying needs and circumstances as investors.

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CleverMPS Sustainable

The Clever Marlborough Sustainable MPS range (known as CleverMPS Sustainable) boasts 5 risk-rated models.

Adding stringent exclusion criteria and MSCI ESG Fund Ratings to our data-driven investment process, we aim to meet your clients’ sustainability goals and deliver long term capital growth.