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Adviser firm Westminster Wealth Management has launched a dedicated divorce service to add to its financial planning business.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to investigate the activities of the former operators of the Connaught Income Series 1 fund, Capita Financial Managers and Blue Gate Capital.

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Walker Crips has acquired wealth firm Barker Poland Asset Management (BPAM) in a deal which will add £230m to its assets under management.

Vertically-integrated wealth management group True Potential has reported a £1bn increase in assets on its platform in 2014, helping group profits almost double to more than £10m.

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Retail fund management is "out of control" and should borrow ideas from the institutional sector to radically reorganise, Nucleus chief executive David Ferguson has said.

Towergate Insurance has sold advice business Towergate Financial to Palatine Private Equity in a £8.64m deal.

Wealth manager Towry is developing a new simplified advice proposition for existing clients, which it plans to roll out in the coming months, the firm has said.