Mr Presley joins the Glasgow-based wealth manager as a senior financial planner, bringing with him more than 30 years’ experience across financial advice, planning, and investment.
 
A member of both the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) and the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII), Mr Presley specialises in working with families, professionals, and business owners to make informed financial decisions and plan for their future. In his new role, he will also support Murphy Wealth’s expansion plans, while helping to develop and support the wider team.
 
Prior to Murphy Wealth, he held similar roles at boutique firms, specialising in ethical investment and financial planning for healthcare professionals and business owners. He also held financial planning positions with some of the UK’s largest wealth management groups. 
 
Mr Presley’s appointment follows a record year for Murphy Wealth, with turnover rising 20% year on year and approaching £3 million for the first time. As part of its growth plans, the firm expects to increase headcount substantially in the remainder of 2026 and has already added Lucy Arbuckle to its graduate scheme.
 
Shane Presley said: “Murphy Wealth is all about understanding clients, their circumstances, and providing a service that matches those exact needs – that really resonated with me and aligns with the way I’ve aimed to work throughout my career. With tax changes and pensions being brought into people’s estates from next year, the advice we give to clients and taking a holistic approach to financial planning has seldom been more important.
 
“It’s an exciting time to join a growing firm that has genuinely committed to human-first financial planning – it’s already clear to me that the clients value the service Murphy Wealth offers and buy into its philosophy. This is a unique role and precisely what I was looking for at this point in my career.”  
 
Adrian Murphy, CEO of Murphy Wealth, added: “Shane is a great addition to our team: he gets what we are trying to deliver for our clients and his values are closely aligned with our own. He understands that good financial planning is about more than money – it’s about helping people live the lives they want. His deep technical expertise and experience of putting that into practice for clients is going to be invaluable, and hugely supportive to the wider team.
 
“Murphy Wealth continues to go from strength to strength, and Shane’s arrival helps take us further along that journey. As more families, business owners, and professionals look for ways to navigate the increasingly complex financial landscape, we look forward to further adding to the team in the remainder of the year.”