Career Development

Career Development

We believe that you should have the opportunity to develop and grow during your time with Castlefield. For this reason, you’ll be able to take advantage of our Training and Development program, delivered by the Castlefield Academy. We’ll agree a plan with you to ensure your continuous professional development and then commit to covering the cost of the agreed training, examinations and/or courses, together with related expenses.

Castlefield Academy

The Academy creates clear and transparent career pathways for all teams in the business. We believe that all those who share the Castlefield values and purpose and develop their technical and interpersonal skills can move up within the ‘hive’.

We have successfully launched a ‘Lunch and Learn’ initiative where we organise a number of topical seminars with internal and external guests covering a wide range of topics. All co-owners are invited to come along with their lunches to listen to topics ranging from ‘Basics of Retirement Planning’ to ‘Gold Mining in Colombia’!

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Whether you work in Investment Management, Financial Advice, Compliance, Finance or any other department, we want to ensure we help you to be the best at what you do. It’s therefore paramount that we provide you with a dedicated time in which you can focus on yourself and your development. We want all our co-owners to have at least 35 hours of CPD time recorded every year.

Each co-owner also has access to over 100 eLearning modules and a number of events and seminars that take place in and around Manchester, which are accessible and relevant CPD options.

Our Manchester hub is buzzing with people exchanging ideas, learning from each other, talking about revision, past papers and attending workshops.

Life at Castlefield - The Thoughtful Investor

We worked with The Chase Films to create our own short film, giving a glimpse into life working at Castlefield.

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Insights, news and reports

Aug 13/08/2025
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Co-owner close up - Liam Blackshaw

Liam Blackshaw outlines a typical day in his role and how he helps turn investment strategy into action. He also explains why his computer screen often resembles a retro video arcade game. 

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Feb 07/02/2025
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Co-owner close up - James Buckley

Investment Fund Manager James Buckley features in this latest Co-owner close up. James tells us a bit about his role and the work of the investment team, and shares details of his international family life.

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Dec 09/12/2024
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Co-owner close up - Lovinia Nyathi

In this co-owner close up we catch up with Castlefield Client Services Specialist, Lovinia Nyathi

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Nov 11/11/2024
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Co-owner close up - Rioghna Gannon

Castlefield's Risk and Compliance Manager, Rioghna Gannon, features in this co-owner close up. Rioghna tells us how she got into compliance, along with sharing her love for Gaelic football and red pens.

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