East Anglia firms Almary Green and Smith & Pinching merge

Combined business to have 35 advisers

Hannah Godfrey
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East Anglia-based advice firms Almary Green and Smith & Pinching have merged to create a business boasting 125 staff.

The firms have worked together on a number of projects over the past three years and during that time, they said, it had become apparent to the company's directors they shared a similar culture and ethos. Together, the merged operation will have 35 advisers, 18 of whom have already attained individual Chartered financial planner status, with others nearing qualification. The first stage of the collaboration is to share premises, support teams and back-office resources. Both firms will operate from Smith & Pinching's current Aylsham Road offices from 8 October. Almary Green's Lowest...

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