Expanding investment management and Financial Planning group Tilney has appointed Gary Jasper as a Financial Planner at its Chelmsford office as it ramps up recruitment.

Coutts has launched a new social media platform called Coutts Connect to enable its network of clients to "meet, introduce and interact" with each other online in a safe and secure environment.

Almost £15bn in large £1m+ gifts has been donated by individuals, foundations and corporations over the past decade since the financial crisis, according to wealth manager Coutts Million Pound Donors Report.

Wealth manager Brewin Dolphin has hired New Zealander Grant Parkinson as chief operating officer from private bank and wealth manager Coutts.