Platforms

Cofunds chief executive Chris Last is to retire from the platform just six months after taking over the role.

Investec Asset Management has set out a marker for other fund groups on super clean after launching low-cost share classes for six of its most popular funds.

Fidelity FundsNetwork has told advisers it has no plans to switch off trail commission before the 2016 deadline.

Skandia is to allow advisers to take trail commission until the April 2016 deadline, putting it on a collision course with rival platforms intending to bulk switch clients as early as next month.

The shortlists for the Aberdeen UK Platform Awards 2013 have been announced. We start with the nominees for the big one: Platform of the Year...

Novia's ongoing arrangement to build and administer Aegon's platform netted the group's subsidiary £1m in 2012, the latest results have revealed.

Advisers and consumers should ask ‘critical questions' about whether the experience of using platforms justifies the additional costs and complexities involved, according to Bruce Moss, founder and strategy director at eValue.

Wrap platform Novia has said it will no longer accept cash rebates on new or legacy business from April 2014.

The number of funds on Hargreaves Lansdown's Wealth 150 list has fallen below 100 for the first time after the removal of two more offerings.

Hargreaves Lansdown has moved to officially challenge HMRC's decision to impose a tax on platform rebates paid to consumers, after the revenue's move to introduce the tax earlier this year.