Vanguard

Exclusive: Firms waiting for FCA approval

Firm received FCA approval in April

Up from seven in March

Gillian Hepburn and Sam Slator in the studio

'The number of outstanding entries always makes judging challenging'

Receives regulatory approval for investment products

Received FCA permission

'The flurry of moves in recent weeks is at least a year in the making'

Consists of five portfolios

Now head of UK adviser solutions and sales at Vanguard