Financial Planning Group Truinvest made its first two acquisitions since its formation last year and said that more acquisitions are to follow. 

Kingswood has acquired regional Financial Planner Sterling Trust, doubling its wealth advisory and Financial Planning business, with three more UK acquisitions in the pipeline.

Expanding national Financial Planning firm Independent Wealth Planners (IWP) has acquired London Financial Planner Clairville York Financial Advisers, the company’s eighth ‘hub.’

Wealth manager St James’s Place has dropped plans to acquire Dublin-based Irish Financial Planner firm Harvest Financial Services Limited.