Funds

Cofunds is negotiating with asset management firms to renew agreements made years ago which could see groups forced to pay extra lump sums to the platform.

FundsNetwork has fired a warning shot to fund managers, saying any "special deals" struck up with rival platforms will be revealed under the transparency principles underpinning Retail Distribution Review (RDR).

This year's Aberdeen UK Platform Awards will once again recognise advisers, large and small, who have achieved excellence in running a platform-enabled business or practice.

Retail investors in corporate bond ETFs could be at risk as large institutional trades may be distorting the price of shares in the funds, analysts warn.

ITs

Invesco Perpetual's income stalwart Neil Woodford has initiated three new positions in his £915m Edinburgh investment trust, to take advantage of share weakness.

The government will be able to widen the scope for VCT investment after the European Commission approved its proposals.

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ITs

The early success of the active ETF version of Bill Gross' PIMCO Total Return fund does not yet herald a step change in the exchange-traded market, according to Vanguard's global head of ETFs.