Succession Holdings, which has a number of Financial Planning subsidiaries, increased the turnover at its advice business by 71% last year.

Succession Group, the acquisitive Financial Planning and wealth management business, is launching a charity-focused Founders’ Day this week in memory of industry entrpreneur Simon Chamberlain, who set up the business and died suddenly at age 51 last year.

National Financial Planning and wealth management firm Succession Group has promoted James Stevenson to the position of  group chief executive.

A former President of the Institute of Financial Planning has joined the board of a firm bidding to become the UK’s largest independent wealth management business.