Julie Scott, chief executive of Standard Life Aberdeen’s Financial Planning arm 1825 for the past four years, is leaving for a new role as chief customer officer at Royal London.

Standard Life Aberdeen’s Financial Planning business 1825 has shed a "small number" of staff in a senior exec shake up.

Standard Life Aberdeen’s Financial Planning arm 1825 has completed its largest deal to date with the completion of the takeover of Grant Thornton’s substantial Financial Planning business.

1825, Standard Life’s wholly owned Financial Planning and advice business, has revealed that it will acquire the wealth advisory unit of Grant Thornton UK LLP.