Financial Planning-focused wealth manager Kingswood has acquired Hants IFA Smith Pearman and Associates, its 6th acquisition of the year so far. 

Investec Wealth & Investment is to acquire Edinburgh wealth manager and Financial Planner Murray Asset Management for an undisclosed sum.

Private-equity backed wealth manager MKC Wealth has acquired Genius Wealth Management of Cheshire for an undisclosed sum.

Wealth manager and Financial Planner WH Ireland has reported a drop in full year pre-tax profit from £1.5m to £1.4m despite an 11% rise in revenue to £32m.

Private equity-owned Harwood Wealth Management has acquired two adviser firms and has rebranded as Argentis Group.

Bristol-based Clifton Asset Management is to acquire Aberdeen-based wealth manager and IFA Burnett & Reid Wealth Management and is planning further deals.

Private equity firm FPE Capital is to pump an undisclosed sum into Financial Planning fintech Dynamic Planner to help accelerate growth.

The fast growing Financial Planning firm Progeny Group has acquired Edinburgh-based Chartered Financial Planners Balmoral Asset Management to expand its presence in Scotland.

Expanding Nottingham-based Financial Planning firm Wren Sterling Group has acquired the trade and assets of Oxford-based Critchleys Financial Planning LLP from accountancy firm Critchleys LLP for an undisclosed sum.

Financial research and investment management company Morningstar is to rename Praemium as the Morningstar Wealth Platform after its £35m acquisition of the formerly Australian-owned platform.