Platforms

AXA Elevate has teamed up with Winterflood Business Services to cut the cost of trading securities including ETFs across the platform by moving to an aggregated system.

Standard Life has unveiled its unbundled pricing structure, which will include a discount for some advised clients.

Fidelity is to spend £250m across its UK platform business over the next five years as part of a plan to enhance its open architecture proposition and dominate the distribution landscape.

Cofunds has written to fund groups demanding contractual rights to the best share class deals in the market - as and when they become available.

Old Mutual Global Investors has become the latest fund group to agree super clean share class terms with Standard Life, an arrangement extending across its entire fund range.

Cofunds has said its move to scrap its £40 annual fixed platform charge for some users will impact around 80,000 clients, indicating an initial hit to revenues of around £3m.

Cofunds's former marketing director Verona Smith has joined Seven Investment Management (7IM) as head of platform.

Investment Week's news editor Nick Paler took the top accolade at last night's Platform Awards, winning journalist of the year.

Last night the prestigious Aberdeen UK Platform Awards were held in London. Here are all the winners and the judges' comments on why they scooped the prizes.

St James's Place has selected IFDS to administer its protection, investments, pensions and collectives business.