A former President of the Institute of Financial Planning has joined the board of a firm bidding to become the UK’s largest independent wealth management business.

Wealth management firm AFH says it has a ‘strong pipeline of acquisition opportunities’, days after it sealed a deal for its seventh and eighth takeovers this year.

Members of adviser body APFA have voted to approved a merger with the Wealth Management Association.

The CISI is trying to entice more wealth managers to attend the annual Financial Planning conference in September by widening the appeal of the content.