INVESTMENT firm Brewin Dolphin said today that it has been able to "sail" a relatively steady course through "pretty rough seas".

The firm, which has 40 offices across the UK including Leeds and York, said that total income for the year ended September 27 was £212.3m - up 2.8% up on last year against a fall in the FTSE 100 average level across each financial year of 21.6%.

Pre-tax profits excluding redundancy costs and amortisation of the intangible asset-client relationships were £32.1m - down 12.7% do......for the full story register now for free or login below...