Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has launched a recommended bid to acquire major UK wealth manager and Financial Planner Brewin Dolphin for £1.6bn.

North West Financial Planning firm Foresight Wealth Strategists has made its first acquisition with the purchase of Bury-based Independent Financial Adviser Platinum Socially Responsible Investments for an undisclosed sum. 

Kreston Reeves Financial Planning, part of the Craven Street Wealth group, has acquired Canterbury Financial Planner Tarvos Wealth, boosting its total assets under advice to £1.15bn.

Perspective Financial, the rapidly expanding Financial Planning and wealth management group, has acquired four adviser firms to notch up a milestone of 50 takeovers so far.