Financial Planner and wealth manager Evelyn Partners, formerly Tilney and Smith & Williamson, has recruited Nick Reeves from Deutsche Bank to boost its international Financial Planning team based in London.

Close Brothers Asset Management (CBAM) has appointed Matthew Spencer as head of business development and marketing.

The Financial Conduct Authority has banned former Deutsche Bank trader Christian Bittar from performing any function in relation to any regulated financial activity after he was sentenced to over 5 years in prison and ordered to pay £2.5m in compensation by a court.

Financial Planner Tilney Group has announced the appointment of Jonathan Asquith as a non-executive director.