Punter Southall Aspire has expanded its team of Financial Planners with the appointment of Richard Cole, as director of Financial Planning in its Bedford office.

A new survey has revealed that 20 per cent of people who have officially retired are still working on a part-time or casual basis.

Punter Southall Aspire, the investment and workplace pensions business, has acquired JDP Financial Services, a firm of independent Chartered Financial Planners based in Bedford, for an undisclosed sum.

Punter Southall Aspire has recruited Peter Selby as its new managing director of retail advice to oversee the expansion of its Financial Planning business.