Specialist SME advice firm K3 Capital Group has acquired commercial property tax specialist HMA Tax for an undisclosed sum.

The Financial Conduct Authority has ruled out allowing bigger SMEs to make complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service.

Regionally, the new SME investment venture chaired by 7IM founder Justin Urquhart Stewart, says Financial Planning firms could be the recipients of new investment via its platform.

Justin Urquhart Stewart, one of the founders of platform 7IM and a well known TV and radio financial commentator familiar onscreen for his red braces, retired recently from 7IM. But instead of hanging up his boots at 65 he has thrown his weight behind a new SME investment start up called Regionally where he is chairman. Financial Planning Today editor Kevin O’Donnell interviewed him via video call about the new business and its plans.