Wealth manager and SIPP provider Mattioli Woods has acquired Leicester Financial Planning firm Pole Arnold Financial Management Limited in a deal worth up to £7m.

Financial Planner and wealth manager Tilney Smith & Williamson is hunting for a new chairman, Sky News has reported.

Andrews Property Group has joined the Openwork Partnership network following its recent rebrand.

Independent Wealth Planners (IWP) has acquired 3 Financial Planning firms, increasing its number of acquisitions to 22 since its launch two years ago.

M&G Wealth has axed the brand names of its recently-acquired wealth platform Ascentric and its advice business Prudential Financial Planning (PFP) to bring the businesses under the M&G Wealth name.

St Albans-based Lumin Wealth has acquired nearby IFA firm Chamberlain Stean and West for an undisclosed sum.

The FCA confirmed today that it will consult on better protection for investors when Special Purpose Acquisitions Companies (SPACs) are used as takeover vehicles.

James Hay is set to acquire rival platform Nucleus via a recommended cash takeover offer, a change of tack from its original plan of using a scheme of arrangement.

Chartered Financial Planning-focused wealth manager Fairstone has acquired Glasgow-based financial adviser Chartermarque.

EQ Investors’ CEO John Spiers has become non-executive chair of the company he built, paving the way for the appointment of 3 long-standing colleagues to become CEOs to replace him.