Charles Stanley

Ben Yearsley has left his role as head of investment research at Charles Stanley Direct after less than three years.

Charles Stanley has agreed the sale of its Securities arm and plans to restructure its asset management offering after reporting an "unsatisfactory" loss of £6.1m for the year to 31 March.

Charles Stanley's William Tong has joined Waverton Investment Management's managed funds team as business development manager.

Matterley has launched the FP Matterley Bond Opportunities fund for the recently appointed Peter Geikie-Cobb.

Charles Stanley is in exclusive talks to sell its securities business to stockbroker Panmure Gordon, putting an end to rumours US firm Stifel Financial was the likeliest buyer.

Alliance Trust's agreement to appoint two of the non-execs proposed by Elliott Advisors has been proclaimed a victory for the hedge fund, but the trust's future direction remains up in the air.

Pensions reforms, underserved areas of the market, and economies of scale are driving more investment managers to broaden the type of wealth management service they offer clients.

Paul Abberley, chief executive at Charles Stanley, is considering taking a more hands-on role at the business by becoming involved in the management of one of the group's funds.

Charles Stanley shares have climbed 3% in afternoon trading after the wealth manager announced a plan to sell Charles Stanley Financial Solutions to its management team.

The start of 2015 has proved to be a busy few months for the wealth management space as firms make acquisitions, hires and expansion plans. Investment Week rounds up the stories you may have missed.