Harwood Wealth, the expanding Financial Planning and discretionary wealth management group which has acquired a number of adviser firms, has begun trading on AIM today.

After several years of decline, the number of UK financial advisers stabilised in 2015 and there are signs there may have been a small increase, according to a report by trade body APFA, the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA).

Citywide Financial Partners based in Fetcham, Surrey, has become a CISI Accredited Financial Planning Firm^TM, after passing rigorous selection criteria.