Chartered Financial Planner firm Punter Southall Wealth has expanded the size of its Birmingham team to nine by adding two new Financial Planners to meet growing demand in the West Midlands.

A skill shortage within the Financial Planning market has provided an opportunity for candidates to command bigger pay packages.

EQ Investors’ CEO John Spiers has become non-executive chair of the company he built, paving the way for the appointment of 3 long-standing colleagues to become CEOs to replace him.

The Personal Finance Society is teaming up with Next Gen Planners to deliver ‘bootcamps’ for university students interested in developing a career in Financial Planning.