Thinc Group

The High Court has dismissed an appeal by Thinc Group - now Bluefin - against a ruling which said it could not claim back goodwill payments worth more than £243,000 from two self-employed advisers whose contracts with the business were terminated.

John Simmonds has stepped down from his role as chairman of Bluefin Corporate Consulting and Bluefin Wealth Management to pursue other interests.

Arch cru investors want to know why Capita won't be fined like 27 other firms who they say failed in the same way. Levy paying IFAs should want to know too.

Thinc founders Gregg Taylor and Neil Harkin have launched What Partnership, a service offering alternative investment products for SIPPs.

David Wood, an independent investment adviser formerly employed by IFAs Courts and Thinc Group, has been charged with several counts of fraud, theft and forgery over an 11-year period.

IFA consolidation business Succession Advisory Services has hired former Bluefin wealth manager developer Geoff Matthews as business development director.

Ian Shipway will bring to newly-launched business transition consultants Succession Advisory Services knowledge of "global best practice", director Tim Parsons says.

Thinc Group has apologised for failures when selling and advising on sub-prime mortgages after the firm was yesterday fined £900,000 by the FSA.

The Thinc Group has continued its recent acquisition activity by purchasing Southampton-based high net worth IFA firm FS3.

Thinc Group corporate strategy director Roderic Rennison and operations director Nick Kelly will leave the group within the next three months.