Rathbone Unit Trust Management is to launch four offshore funds to provide Europe-based investors access to its funds for the first time.

Rathbones has appointed ex-chief executive of Ashcourt Rowan as its new head of Financial Planning.

Rathbone Brothers is expanding its wealth management operations with the acquisition of the remaining shares in Vision Financial it did not already own.

Operating income at wealth management firm Rathbones was up 12 per cent year on year for the first quarter of 2012.