Chartered Financial Planning firm Fairstone has acquired two new advisory firms, one in the South and one in the East.

Expanding Chartered Financial Planner firm Fairstone has acquired nearby North East wealth manager Chilli Financial.

PFS chief executive Keith Richards has said feedback on the PFS 'Futureproof' Financial Planning Conference - held in Birmingham yesterday (Thurs 28 November) has been "absolutely fantastic" and he was delighted with the turnout as nearly 2,000 finance professionals took part.

Technology and the pace of change was moving at an ever faster pace but Financial Planners and Wealth Managers who focus on the human touch would continue to be in demand for many years, one of the country's leading 'futurologists' Matthew Griffin told the PFS Annual Conference today.