Wealth manager and Financial Planner Tilney Smith & Williamson has taken office space for up to 150 staff in a landmark office building in Birmingham as it plots Midlands expansion.

Chartered Financial Planner firm Punter Southall Wealth has expanded the size of its Birmingham team to nine by adding two new Financial Planners to meet growing demand in the West Midlands.

Financial Planning-focused wealth manager Succession has opened a new national HQ in Birmingham as it moves the centre of its operations from Plymouth to the Midlands.

Financial adviser firm Chase de Vere has hired ex-Scottish Widows and Prudential manager Darren Fletcher to be senior manager in its Birmingham office.