Expanding North East-based national Financial Planning firm Fairstone Group has reported a 33% year-on-year increase in revenue with fee income reaching £114m in the last quarter of 2022, up from £86m on the same period in 2021.

Wealth manager Fairstone, which includes one of the UK's biggest Chartered Financial Planners, said it has recorded its best ever six-month period of dealmaking.

Acquisitive Financial Planning firm Fairstone has acquired £135m AUM Cumbria-based Chartered Financial Planning firm Financial Concepts for an undisclosed sum.

Acquisitive Chartered Financial Planning firm Fairstone has acquired Dundee-based Findlay & Company Financial Services, its third acquisition this year.