Online investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown saw pre-tax profits dip by 3% over the past year but reported clients numbers surging by 233,000 to a record 1.645m.

Young Financial Planner Ravi Prema, who qualified as a Chartered Financial Planner at 23 years old, is being lined up to take over the family-run financial advice business Prema Financial Services. 

Six Nucleus directors have stood down from the company today as the takeover of the business by James Hay is completed creating a platform managing £47bn in funds.

Fintel, formerly known as SimplyBiz, has sold its ‘non-core’ Zest tech business for £10m, the company reported today. 

Wealth firm and fund manager Close Brothers Asset Management has acquired a Chartered Financial Planning partnership which focuses on working with HNW client families and manages nearly £300m in assets.

Wealth adviser Fairstone, which incorporates a large Chartered Financial Planning firm, has added two new firms to its progressive acquisition Downstream Buy Out (DBO) programme.

Three experienced advisers have joined forces to launch a new wealth management firm in Hertfordshire. 

Acquisitive SIPP provider Curtis Banks has reported a 15% rise in its number of mid and full SIPPs to 55,000 following the acquisition of Talbot and Muir.

The Australian-owned wrap platform Praemium, used by a number of UK Financial Planners, is to sell off its UK and international operations after receiving approaches from potential buyers.

Acquisitive financial adviser group Fairstone has completed its sixth acquisition of 2021 with the purchase of West Yorkshire-based, family-run firm Utopia Financial Planning.