Brighton and Hove-based wealth manager Skerritts Group has acquired £62m AUM Kent Financial Planner Equinox Wealth.

Fast-growing Financial Planner and wealth manager Kingswood has acquired JFP Holdings Limited, the parent company of Cheshire Chartered Financial Planner JFP Financial Services Limited.

Rapidly-expanding adviser and fund manager One Four Nine Group has bolstered its senior team with three senior appointments, including appointing a Chartered Financial Planner as chief operating officer.

National adviser group Continuum, which is set to be acquired by M&G Wealth, has recruited Stephanie McClarence as a new Chartered Financial Planner based in Tyneside.