A FIRM with an office in Honiton came second in a prestigious ranking of employers. Financial services firm Edward Jones took the title in the Sunday Times top 20 in the mid-size company category, which surveyed the views of more than 200,000 employees from almost 1,000 firms across the country.

A FIRM with an office in Honiton came second in a prestigious ranking of employers.

Financial services firm Edward Jones took the title in the Sunday Times top 20 in the mid-size company category, which surveyed the views of more than 200,000 employees from almost 1,000 firms across the country.

The news comes as Edward Jones is rapidly expanding its UK workforce by aiming to recruit an average of 38 new advisers a month to add to the current 350.

Tim Kirley, the firm's UK principal, named the country's most trusted leader in the poll, said: "Our associates are our source of success.

They continue to demonstrate the values that make Edward Jones such a great place to work.