Growing wealth manager Advanta is to acquire £150m AUM Genesis Financial Planning, its first acquisition in London and one of seven acquisitions planned this year.

Rapidly expanding adviser and fund manager One Four Nine Group has acquired Nottingham-based firm HFL Financial Advisers, boosting its clients assets to over £1bn only a year after launch.

Acquisitive Financial Planning group Perspective has acquired three more adviser firms, adding 290 households as clients and £70m assets under management (AUM) to the group.

Bristol-based Clifton Asset Management has acquired Caerphilly-based financial advisers Mark Philips Ltd, boosting Clifton's assets under management (AUM) to over £1bn.