Sesame Bankhall Group

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has announced the product providers for its restricted advice offering, due to be launched in Q3.

Trading profits at Sesame Bankhall Group fell significantly in 2011 compared with the previous year as the company invested in a series of solutions it hopes will cater for independent and restricted advisers from next year.

The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) has written to George Osborne ahead of the proposed changes to pensions tax relief in next week's Budget.

Bankhall has launched an entry-level service aimed at advisers looking for low-cost support.

Sesame Bankhall Group has set up a team to deliver its new wealth management propositions to advisers, bringing in industry veteran Pan Andreas to head it up.

Sesame Bankhall Group is joining forces with Henderson Global Investors to launch an investment company.

Australian software giant IRESS has launched in the UK by securing a long-term deal to provide front and back-office technology solutions to Sesame Bankhall Group.

Sesame Bankhall Group has promoted George Higginson from chief operating officer to chief executive officer, subject to approval by the Financial Services Authority.

Sesame Bankhall Group has launched an online learning management system to enhance its training and development support for network members.

Keith Gilmour, the business development director at Sesame Bankhall Group, has left the company after less than a year in the role.