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'It's like everyone's over the mental fug of RDR and is ready to hold the industry to account..'.

Hargreaves Lansdown received almost 3,200 complaints in the second half of last year, figures published by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) show.

Platforms have been labelled the biggest winners of the 2014 Budget, as the increase in the ISA allowance and a move to provide more flexibility for retirees gives the sector a boost.

Wealth management group Succession is launching a ‘lite' version of its platform for clients with less than £50,000 of investable assets.

What is investment pre-funding and which of your preferred platforms offer it?

Ensuring direct-to-consumer (D2C) platforms do not stray into advice has become an "obsession" that is ultimately stunting innovation, a report has concluded.

Platforms attempting to dodge the cash rebate ban by paying consumers units in a cash fund would be acting in an 'incredibly foolish' manner and going against the spirit of the rules, Fidelity has warned.

Invesco Perpetual is launching a new discounted share class for five of the UK's largest platforms, offering their users cheaper access to its fund range, Investment Week can reveal.

Hargreaves Lansdown has confirmed a number of its new discounted fund deals will be subject to HMRC's rebate tax, with only 9 of the 27 funds on its Wealth 150 Plus list available via preferentially priced share classes.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has declared itself pleased with platforms' progress towards meeting new rules due to be introduced next month, though it has highlighted some areas in need of improvement and called for "further progress" on re-registration....