"Protection advice more than ever has been budget driven"
“Further consolidation in the long run could diminish the value of seeing a broker”
Midlands and South West expansion
'Costs of running an advice business on the rise'
More consolidation expected
Industry needs to 'up its game'
Embark Group and Mazars have consolidated their employee benefits businesses - to be renamed 'Vested' - while Mazars will acquire financial planning firm RCL Consultancy from Embark.
PMI adviser-consolidator Chase Templeton has revealed it is planning a fresh round of ‘significant' acquisitions this year.