Adviser noticeboard (26-29 Aug)

Thought of the week The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain Henry Wadsworth Longfellow People Francis Clark Financial Planning has appointed Stuart Budgen as a director to its senior management team. Capita Financial Software has hired Stuart Carmichael as its head of proposition. He joins from Wesleyan Assurance Society. Polar Capital Holdings has brought in Guy Rushton to head up a new initiative in UK absolute return funds. The company expects to launch its first product with Rushton, the UK Absolute Equity fund, by the end of September. Events Par...