By Lars Mucklejohn The board of wealth manager St James’s Place has cancelled a £456,700 bonus meant for its former chief executive for 2023 after his final few months in the role saw the FTSE 100 firm embroiled in controversy. Andrew Croft had been in line for an annual bonus worth 81 per cent of his £563,862 base salary, but the company’s remuneration committee axed the payout, according to its latest annual report. The committee cited “the significant overarching responsibility for company performance that goes with the chief executive officer role”. The Times first reported the story. Shar…