One Four Nine Group acquires Lancashire-based IFA

As part of the deal, 1st Chartered Financial Planning has been rebranded to One Four Nine Wealth. The addition of 1st Chartered Financial Planning will increase the number of advisers at One Four Nine Group to 36 and the client numbers to nearly 4,500. One Four Nine Wealth will operate alongside One Four Nine Portfolio Management, forming an in-house discretionary investment manager. This is One Four Nine Group's ninth acquisition since launching in October 2021 and expanding in the North West, having previously acquired Rice Whatmough Crozier and Charter Financial Planning. It ...