Insurance intermediary and benefits firm Howden has acquired Evelyn Partners’ employee benefits arm Evelyn Partners Financial Services Limited for an undisclosed sum.

Pensions and SIPP consultancy Barnett Waddingham has promoted Nick Cooper to be CEO of BW SIPP, as the business says it enters a new phase focused on market growth.

Pensions and Sipp consultancy Barnett Waddingham has been acquired by insurance intermediary and benefits firm Howden for an undisclosed sum.