Expanding Financial Planning group Independent Wealth Planners (IWP) has appointed two seasoned professionals to two newly-created senior roles as it plans further growth.

The Initiative for Financial Wellbeing, a non-profit membership organisation set up by Financial Planning firm entrepreneur Chris Budd, has been joined by two new recruits.

Openwork Partnership, one of the UK’s largest financial advice networks, is planning a staff return to a revised 5 day a week office working model from 6 September if the government further eases Covid-19 restrictions.

Preliminary findings from Financial Planning Today’s annual Financial Planning Survey - currently under way - suggest that nearly half of Financial Planning, Paraplanning and adviser firms have furloughed some staff.