Canaccord Wealth has appointed Gary Steel as a senior wealth planner specialising in lifestyle Financial Planning.

Financial Planner and wealth manager Evelyn Partners has appointed David Little as a partner in Financial Planning at its Glasgow office.

Investment manager 7IM has appointed Nick Allen as chief integration officer to onboard future acquisitions as it continues to look towards inorganic growth.

Sean Hagerty has joined the board of wealth manager and Financial Planner Evelyn Partners as an independent non-executive director.

Nikhil Rathi has been reappointed as chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority for a second five-year term and will be CEO until 2030.

Financial services mutual Wesleyan Financial Services has appointed former FNZ CEO Paul McMahon to its board as a non-executive director.

Financial Planning technology firm Ortec Finance has appointed Mark Glover as managing director and head of UK wealth management.

Carlton Hood has been appointed CEO of protection provider Guardian from 1 May.

Tom Hegarty has been appointed as new CEO for adviser support services firm Simplybiz.

Aberdeenshire-based Acumen Financial Planning has promoted Keith Mackie to become its new group managing director.

Wealth manager Brown Shipley has appointed Kate Richardson as a client adviser in London to strengthen its business across the south of the UK.

Change management specialist Marc Harris has joined the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) as its new chief operating officer.

Wealth manager and investment firm Titan Wealth has appointed Scott Hamilton as its new head of sales.

Philip Chandler has been appointed chief investment officer (CIO) of Schroder Investment Solutions, while also maintaining his current position of head of UK multi-asset at the asset manager.

SIPP and SSAS provider @sipp has appointed Josh Legg as business development manager.

Accountancy firm BHP has added a senior Financial Planner to its management team as it looks to expand its financial advice business.

Professional body the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) has appointed Neil Atkinson Chartered FCSI to its Board.

Investment platform AJ Bell has added Ryan Hughes and Stephen Westgate to its executive committee.

Daniel Harrison has stepped down as the CEO of Financial Planning-focused wealth management firm True Potential.

Mutual pensions firm and life insurer Royal London’s Chairman Kevin Parry will resign from the Board from 31 December.