Financial advisory firm Dow Schofield Watts, which has a wealth planning division run by a Chartered Financial Planner, has expanded with the acquisition of a Lancashire-based HNW client tax specialist STS Europe.

Police are mounting an intensive search for Nicola Bulley, a mortgage and protection adviser from the Preston area, who has been missing for a week in mysterious circumstances.

West Lancashire-based financial adviser Acumen Financial Partnership has appointed a new Financial Planning co-ordinator.

West Lancashire-based adviser and Financial Planner Acumen Financial Partnership has reported a 36% increase in turnover for the financial year ended 30 June.