Alpha gets tidy rise after market opens

Global provider of specialist consultancy services to the asset and wealth management industry Alpha Financial Markets Consulting started trading on AIM this morning with the price rising to 175p after 30 minutes.

Chief Executive Officer of Alpha Euan Fraser said: “We are delighted to begin this new chapter as a public company on AIM. We are very confident that being a public company will best suit our future growth objectives and allow us to build on the fabulous culture we have created at Alpha. We look forward to continuing our geographic and market expansion in the asset and wealth management sector.”