AFH, the rapidly expanding Financial Planning-led wealth management firm, has acquired Monopoly Financial Consultants Limited of Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire for a maximum price of £631,000.

BlackRock, one of the world’s biggest fund managers, has taken a 5% stake in growing Financial Planning group AFH which has acquired over a dozen advisory firms this year.

AFH, the expanding Financial Planning firm led by a Chartered Financial Planner, has acquired J W Wealthcare, based in Chichester for £1.1m.

Rapidly expanding Financial Planning business AFH has acquired Colchester-based Financial Planner Britton Financial for £2m, adding £57m of funds under management.