I love this time of year. It’s a time for reflection and opportunity. It’s a time for resolutions and goal setting, with January viewed by many as a clean slate.

Global private equity group Carlyle is set to buy the three-year-old, acquisitive Financial Planning firm Harwood Wealth Management for £90.7m in a recommended cash deal.

As we near the end of the second decade of the 21st century, it’s fair to say the technological advances so far this century have been astonishing.

Financial Planner and wealth manger Brewin Dolphin has boosted its Financial Planning income by 12.2%, new figures have revealed.