London Chartered Financial Planner First Wealth has acquired Accumulate Wealth Management (Kent) for an undisclosed sum.

Tavistock Investments plc has struck a deal to sell its King Financial Planning arm for £3 million in cash and has also entered into an exclusivity agreement for the potential sale of Tavistock Group Holdings Limited, the owner of Tavistock Private Client Limited, to national Financial Planner Atomos.

The 12 month rate of CPI inflation jumped to 3.5% in September from 3.1% in August, mainly due to higher fuel costs, ONS reported today.

Former professional snooker player Paul Wykes has joined national IFA partnership Continuum.

Fund manager Albemarle Street Partners (ASPIM) is to rebrand from 1 February and will become WisdomTree Portfolio Solutions, using its new owner's name.

NS&I has put on sale today a new Issue of its Green Savings Bonds with an increased interest rate of 4.73% gross/AER fixed-rate over a three-year fixed term, up from 4.45%.

Wealth management and Financial Planner consolidator Titan Wealth has launched the Titan Wealth Academy, a new programme it says is designed to develop a new generation of Financial Planners.

A third (34%) of affluent retirees say they expect to pass on more of their wealth than they would prefer when they die, according to a new study.

Defaqto has expanded its Matrix 360 market intelligence platform into the wealth and protection areas.

Workplace pension scheme provider Nest has launched a free pension finder service to help its 14m members track down 'lost' pension savings from previous jobs.