Edinburgh-based SVM Asset Management has appointed Jonathan Beckett and Jonathan Hewitt as non-executive directors to its main board.

Wealth manager Charles Stanley has expanded its distribution team with a new hire from Scottish Widows.

Three quarters of consumers (73%) want a financial adviser to help them ‘predict’ how major life moments could affect their finances.

Scottish Widows, part of Lloyds Banking Group, has created a new life and critical illness product range.