Abrdn has appointed Sarah Devas as its new head of Financial Planning.

Former FCA non-executive director Catherine Bradley has been appointed as a non-executive director of financial provider Abrdn and will become a member of the company's audit committee from 4 January.

Investment manager Abrdn has confirmed plans to buy direct to consumer financial platform Interactive Investor for £1.49bn.

Asset manager Abrdn and consumer investment platform Interactive Investor have today both confirmed that talks are taking place which could see Abrdn acquiring Interactive Investor (ii) for £1.5bn.