UK-based financial services company the Arbuthnot Banking Group is set to expand with the imminent launch of Gilliat Financial Solutions, a structured products distribution specialist.

Gilliat Financial Solutions will create and distribute structured products to retail investors via independent financial advisors and investment professionals. A strong emphasis will be placed on high quality market information and educational materials to help clients make informed recommendations, the firm said in a statement.

Adrian Neave, Gilliat’s founder and managing director, has considerable experience in structured products on both the buy and sell side as a private client investment manager and institutional broker, the statement continued.

“Gilliat Financial Solutions represents an opportunity for us to offer responsible and attractive structured products to the retail market. We have a very clear vision of the types of innovative investment themes that we would like to introduce and we look forward to advisor feedback about how we could work together to best deliver these ideas to investors. We are committed to working with financial advisors to ensure that clear and fair information and educational materials are available,” said Mr Neave.

Mr Neave is joined at Gilliat by a sales and marketing team which includes Steven Graham as operations director and John Croft in the role of sales director.

Gilliat Financial Solutions is due to launch its first products in early September.