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European markets and the US dollar have extended losses after US GDP came in at a lower than expected 2.5% in Q1.

Standard Life has said platform providers are unlikely to enter into any price war on the overall cost to the end client as a result of today's platform paper.

The Financial Conduct Authority's decision to ban rebates on legacy business from April 2016 is set to be a painful one for the industry, according to Cofunds.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has cautioned platforms against maximising legacy commission by waiting until the April 2016 deadline.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed execution-only platforms will be caught up by its cash rebate ban and has blamed a "typographical error" for earlier confusion.

Prudential has poached Jackie Hunt from Standard Life as chief executive for its UK and European business.

The Financial Conduct Authority is to ban firms with platform and fund management arms effectively giving away platform services for free, in return for investment into its in-house funds.

The platform paper published by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) this week is set to change the landscape of the platform industry in the UK, but what were the main points?

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to allow platforms to receive payments from fund managers in relation to advertising products.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) today paved the way for platforms such as Hargreaves Lansdown and Standard Life to launch super clean share classes, after stating it would want to see existing deals re-created on clean fee share classes.