Analysts at Numis have compared charges from the likes of Barclays, Brewin, Coutts and Rathbones to investigate how industry fees stack up against platforms' newly-unveiled clean prices.
Multi-asset managers have been hiking their cash weightings after a rocky start to the year for global equity markets.
Some of the UK's leading fund groups are understood to be holding talks about their relationships with intermediaries and other partners following the release of new FCA rules.
Investec is considering the sale of Kensington, its intermediary mortgage business in the UK, and has appointed Fenchurch Advisory to conduct the procedure.
Investec's top performing UK Smaller Companies manager Philip Rodrigs is to leave the company, Investment Week can reveal.