IFG buys James Hay in £35m deal

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Dublin-based IFG has agreed to buy Santander's SIPP and wrap arm, James Hay, in a £35m deal.

The James Hay brand will now be adopted by the combined business, due to being widely recognised. As of December 2008, James Hay had £8.9bn of SIPP assets from approximately 33,400 clients, and ...

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