Private equity has become the dominant factor in underwriting mergers and acquisitions activity across the wealth management sector.
The number of financial advice micro-licensees has been growing but they still only account for about a third of advisers.
The development of ‘advice platforms’ has been predicted as a means of advice groups driving better deals from fund managers and platforms.
Off the back of its newly announced revised business model, Infocus has appointed two executives to support its refreshed service offering.