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Ryan Donaldson

Chartered FCSI

Private Wealth Partner

In a career spanning numerous locations around the world, Ryan has first-hand experience of how to best support international investors with financial planning advice and security on a domestic and international level.

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About Ryan

Ryan possesses a depth of knowledge in financial planning, investments and pensions.

Having been based in the U.K., Europe and Switzerland, Ryan has the experience and understanding to assist clients with financial planning advice and security on a domestic and international level.

Ryan graduated from the business school at University of Strathclyde Glasgow with a 1st Class Honours in Accounting and Finance. He is now a Level 6 member of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments after passing his higher qualification in Private Client Investment Advice and Management (PCIAM).

Using his experience and knowledge, Ryan works alongside his clients to create and implement a comprehensive financial plan designed to ensure their long-term ambitions become a reality and their future lifestyle is protected.

Comprehensive Services for Every Stage of Life

Ryan offers a broad range of financial services, ensuring his clients have the structure, clarity, and strategy they need to succeed at every stage of life. His approach is designed for internationally mobile individuals and families with complex financial needs.

His core services include:

  • Retirement Planning
    Ryan specialises in helping expatriates prepare for retirement, ensuring their strategies are tax-efficient, inflation-aware, and aligned with long-term lifestyle goals.
  • Investment Advice
    Ryan provides access to global markets and focuses on managing risk while growing and protecting wealth through disciplined, long-term investment strategies.
  • Multi-Jurisdictional Tax Planning
    Ryan advises on cross-border financial structuring, helping clients optimise their tax position while remaining fully compliant across multiple jurisdictions.
  • Insurance Solutions
    Ryan designs bespoke protection strategies, including life cover, critical illness protection, and income protection, ensuring families and individuals are safeguarded against uncertainty.
  • Long-Term Savings
    Ryan helps clients build sustainable wealth through structured savings strategies designed to support long-term financial independence.

International Advisory Expertise

Ryan advises internationally mobile executives and families on structuring wealth across borders.

As a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, Ryan has over a decade of experience advising high-net-worth individuals. His clients are typically British and Western expatriates, including entrepreneurs, retirees, senior professionals, partners, and executives at global firms whose financial lives span multiple jurisdictions.

Ryan’s core advisory markets are Portugal, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. He also works extensively with clients based in Spain, France, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia, where cross-border planning is equally critical.

A specialist in financial transition moments, including business exits, pre-repatriation planning, and retirement modelling across jurisdictions, Ryan also works closely with families on protection structures, succession planning, and generational wealth.

Ryan operates as an independent adviser with whole-of-market access. He works alongside private banks, insurers, pension providers, investment funds, and legal and tax specialists to coordinate structured, long-term financial planning for internationally mobile clients.

Regulatory Framework

Ryan’s advice operates under multiple international regulatory frameworks across Europe, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and the Middle East.

He is authorised and regulated under the following jurisdictions:

  • UK FCA
  • CySEC (EU)
  • IDD (EU passporting)
  • ARIF (Switzerland)
  • ESCA & Insurance Authority (UAE)

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Qualifications & Awards

  • Certificate in Wealth Management (Level 3)
  • UK Regulation and Professional Integrity (Level 4)
  • Investment Risk and Taxation (Level 4)
  • Securities (Level 4)
  • International Diploma in Securities CISI (Level 4)
  • Private Client Investment Advice and Management CISI (Level 6)
  • Financial Markets Exam – Chartered Wealth Manager CISI
  • Chartered FCSI – Fellow Member

Regions

  • United Kingdom.
  • Switzerland.
  • Europe.
  • Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Years at Skybound

Ryan has worked at Skybound Wealth since 2014.

Areas of Expertise

Ryan supports clients across a wide range of financial priorities, including:

  • Growing wealth internationally
  • Creating passive income
  • Planning for retirement
  • Protecting families through insurance
  • Saving for school fees
  • Reducing global tax exposure
  • Reviewing pension arrangements
  • Structuring wills and trusts
  • Investing in global property
  • Settling financially after an international move
  • Building a long-term family legacy
  • Planning business exits or sales
  • Organising complex financial arrangements
  • Understanding and improving investment portfolios
  • Maximising employee benefits
  • Managing currency risk
  • Saving for major life goals
  • Preparing for repatriation

What Can Ryan Help With?

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