Wealth manager Charles Stanley has appointed former Brown Shipley chief executive Ian Sackfield as managing director, investment management services (branches) to lead the firm’s 20 regional offices.

Close Brothers executive Adrian Sainsbury is to succeed Preben Prebensen when he checks out as chief executive of Close Brothers in September.

Experienced financial regulator Ashley Alder, head of Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission, could be the next chief executive of the FCA, according to reports from Sky News.

The Money and Pensions Service, the government-backed consumer financial guidance body, has appointed acting CEO Caroline Siarkiewicz as its permanent chief executive.