Retirement and platform provider Embark is to hire more than 50 people in Dundee over the next few months to boost its platform operations in the city.

Acquisitive Chartered Financial Planning firm Fairstone has acquired Dundee-based Findlay & Company Financial Services, its third acquisition this year.

Dundee-based Financial Planner and wealth manager Thorntons Investments has bought Matheson Financial Consulting and Sonas Wealth Management as its ramps up its plans to expand.

A Chartered Financial Planner will be sharing her top tips at a free event for local people emphasising the importance of preparing for retirement.