Billingham merges with Williams to form Haven

The merger will take effect from April and is aiming to offer a wider range of services to clients by bringing together areas of expertise and sharing resources and costs.

PBA has provided support to IFAs for six years and David Williams Training provides regulatory support and examination training.

Billingham says there will eventually be other companies offering services that will share the Haven brand. He also sees other mergers within the compliance consulting industry in the future as firms look to consolidation.

Billingham says: ‘We have seen IFAs having to merge and consolidate their businesses to cut costs and offer better services and we are doing the same. There is a big overlap of skills but the two firms will also bring different attributes to the new venture.”