Fairstone Group has appointed former Aldermore Bank CEO Steven Cooper as its new chief executive officer.

London Chartered Financial Planning firm Westminster Wealth Management has hired former Fairstone director Mark Hewson to the newly-created role of director of business operations.

Expanding Financial Planner and wealth manager Fairstone is to appoint a new, as yet unnamed, chief executive to replace founder Lee Hartley.

Expanding Financial Planner and wealth manager Fairstone has appointed former Abrdn MD Russell Bignall as its new group managing director.