After several delays, platform provider Hargreaves Lansdown (HL) has today accepted a £5.4bn consortium offer for the company.

Financial Planner Tavistock has today confirmed that it is considering “a number of potential transactions” including a bid from Financial Planner Saltus for part of its business.

The £39m bid for SIPP provider STM Group has been extended for a fourth time as chief executive Alan Kentish strives to buy a chunk of the company.

Sky News is reporting that wealth manager and Financial Planner Brooks Macdonald is plotting a £300m bid for fund manager 7IM.