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Firms have linked up since 2009

Bringing young talent into a firm is ‘an upfront pain for future gain’

Succeeds Lee Hartley who is now deputy chair

The group moves from three divisions to two

Owner Andrew Swallow to retire

‘Young people need advice - but the cost to serve often means they don’t get it’

‘Where do they go if there’s no opportunity for them’

Two graduates have progressed so far

‘Even if IFAs had the budgets, there is a huge amount of inertia at play here’

Acquires Lifetime Financial Management Intermediaries