Raymond James opens new branch in Cheshire Raymond James opens new branch in Cheshire Submitted 02|07|2021 - 10:13am Raymond James is opening a new branch in the heart of Cheshire. Launching under the name Raymond James, Chowley, it will be led by co-founders Audrey McKinstry and John Simpson. McKinstry and Simpson have worked alongside one another for the past twenty years and have over 50 years of nancial market experience between them. Their collective expertise and market insight will be used to provide clients, based in the North-West and across the UK, with discretionary investment portfolio management as a premium, tailor-made service. Starting her career at William F Coates Co in 1987, McKinstry honed her expertise in individual and family portfolio management while working for the likes of Lloyds Private Banking and Greig Middleton Co. She joined BWD Rensburg (now Investec) in 2001 where she was a Senior Investment Director. She says: Any investment manager starting their own business needs to have the right tools and expertise in place from day one, and Raymond James is providing that, and more.