North East-based Chartered Financial Planning-focused wealth manager Fairstone has appointed Nick Stebbing as chief operating officer as part of plans to enhance its investment management business and broaden the range of services it offers clients and advisers.

North East-based Chartered Financial Planning-focused wealth manager Fairstone has appointed six new managing directors as it changes its organisational structure across its wealth advisory, training and central paraplanning functions.

North East-based Chartered Financial Planning-focused wealth manager Fairstone has completed the acquisition of £110m AUM Nottingham IFA James Ryan Thornhill three years after first announcing the deal in June 2021.

Chartered Financial Planning-based wealth manager Fairstone is planning to increase its number of acquisitions this year after acquiring or part acquiring 24 firms over the past 12 months.