Industry veteran Barry Meeks has joined the board of IFA network ValidPath as an independent non-executive director of parent firm Rimbal.

Financial Planning firm Evelyn Partners, formerly Tilney Smith & Williamson, has joined forces with professional services firm CliftonLarsonAllen to launch a global accounting and advisory network.

Adviser network ValidPath has launched a succession solution to facilitate the sale and purchase of IFA firms.

Open data and payments platform Moneyhub and financial analytics provider Envizage have developed an open banking-powered Financial Planning application for Financial Planning network the Academy of Life Planning.