A pair of Chartered Financial Planners who sold their previous business to 1825 have founded a new Raymond James wealth management branch in Barbican, London.

Adviser network and services provider Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has appointed Craig Ross in the newly created role of proposition director to lead the expansion of its wealth and protection services to Financial Planners.

Wealth Manager Charles Stanley has reported a 13% rise in Financial Planning revenues for the year ending 31 March although overall revenues dipped by 1%.

Almost a third (30%) of financial advisers expect the age at which clients first engage with a Financial Planning professional to decrease over the next five years, according to new research.