Scopic Research to become part of The Adviser Centre

The Adviser Centre became part of the Embark Group in October, which has allowed the two consultancies to "join forces", according to Scopic Research managing director Paul Ilott. "We had realised for some time Scopic needed a bigger, better resourced parent with better connections to the intermediated market," he said. "Embark's purchase of The Adviser Centre proved to be the catalyst to put this thought into action." Scopic will retain its own identity but the two consultancies will share their expertise, Ilott said, adding: "This seems like an ideal fit for us to provide a total re...