Adam & Company, the specialist Scottish wealth management firm and private bank, has hired Financial Planner Kevin Motion from Abrdn to help with its Financial Planning growth plans in Scotland following the acquisition of Glasgow-based £220m AUM Financial Planning firm Intelligent Capital in November.

Coutts has begun the process of integrating Financial Planners and wealth managers from its Adam & Company business into the main wealth management and banking firm.

NatWest is bringing all its wealth businesses under the management of the CEO of private banking Peter Flavel in order to drive a growth in assets under management.

The Edinburgh-based private bank Adam & Company has appointed former Barclays Wealth Planning director Andy Hall as its new Financial Planning director.