Wealth manager and Financial Planning firm Saltus has appointed former Hiscox chief executive Bronek Masojada as chairman to support the firm’s growth agenda.

Expanding national Financial Planning and investment group One Four Nine has appointed industry veteran Chris Merry as its first chairman.

Former Centrica chairman Rick Haythornthwaite will take over as the £775,000 a year chairman of NatWest Group in April when current chairman Sir Howard Davies steps down.

Investment provider Hargreaves Lansdown said today that no decision has been taken on whether under fire chair Deanna Oppenheimer will step down early, despite media reports suggesting she will leave soon.