Acquisitive Financial Planning and wealth management firm Kingswood has entered the Irish market with the acquisition of Moloney Investments Ltd (MMPI).

Acquisitive Financial Planning firm Fairstone has entered the Irish market with a deal to buy PAX Financial, a major player in the republic's advice market.

Schroders Personal Wealth (SPW), the Financial Planning joint venture launched by Schroders and Lloyds Bank, has expanded into Northern Ireland and hired two advisers in the region.

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment has appointed Eugene Kiernan FCSI as the new President of the CISI National Advisory Council for Ireland.