West Midlands-based Financial Planning firm Newell Palmer has added to its growing client base with the purchase of Wright Financial Planning.

A Wiltshire-based Chartered Financial Planning firm has agreed a sponsorship deal with a local football club, just weeks before the new football season begins.

Some 46% of firms in the financial services sector have increased their staffing numbers in recent months, according to the latest survey by the CBI and PwC Financial Services.