Financial Planner Quilter has agreed a deal to acquire adviser network Lighthouse in a £46.2m deal.

True Bearing Chartered Financial Planners in Euxton, Chorley, has hired six new independent financial advisers to its team as part of its growth plan.

A second acquisition of a London-based financial firm has been made by Leeds financial advice and wealth management company, The Private Office (TPO).

National IFA and Financial Planning firm Continuum has expanded into East Anglia with the recruitment of adviser business Peter Barton in Norwich.