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.

Standard Life Aberdeen continues to look for a buyer for its Parmenion platform, according to its financial results released this morning.

Julie Scott, chief executive of Standard Life Aberdeen’s Financial Planning arm 1825 for the past four years, is leaving for a new role as chief customer officer at Royal London.

Standard Life Aberdeen’s Financial Planning business 1825 has shed a "small number" of staff in a senior exec shake up.