Professional services firm threesixty has launched a suite of services aimed at businesses looking to buy up IFA firms.
Support services provider threesixty has bought a 25% stake in outsourced paraplanner service The Timebank.
Trade body the IFA Centre has appointed Phil Billingham as a non-executive director.
Phil Billingham has stepped down from his role as head of business consultancy at Threesixty, although he will continue to work with the support services provider.
This morning two regular twitterers from the financial adviser community discussed the merits - or otherwise - of basing an advisory business on the St James's Place model.
Platforms are yet to make the national press but, when they do, threesixty's Phil Young fears it'll likley be due to another sorry tale of behind-the-scenes money exchange between manufacturer and adviser...
A quarter of advisory businesses have not yet reviewed their client propositions with the retail distribution review (RDR) in mind, research suggests.
Exiting advisers on the hunt for buyers for their firms are being warned to beware tempting deals which could have hidden pitfalls.