St James's Place

Tough period for financial firms

Extended membership for six months

To launch on 2 November

Pensions changes boosted flows

St James's Place (SJP) has agreed a deal to acquire discretionary investment manager and stockbroker Rowan Dartington Holdings in a deal worth up to £34m.

Coutts & Co has hired former St James's Place chief executive Mark Lund as a non-executive director.

Financial regulators in the US are warning investors and advisers to beware the limitations of automated investment tools.

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Assets under management at wealth manager St. James's Place (SJP) have passed the £55bn mark as pensions and ISA flows offset a drop in other investment business.

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