Standard Life says its five-year distribution deal with the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will not target bank customers with IFAs.

Investment platform Skandia has taken on temporary staff to deal with an estimated "ten-fold" increase in workload following the administration of Honister Capital.

Barclays has launched its latest round of FTSE autocall structured products with a number of platforms and self-invested personal pension (SIPP) providers.

The administrator of Connaught Asset Management is under investigation by an accountancy body for alleged misconduct in a separate case involving high street fashion chain Miss Sixty.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has ordered network Pi Financial to compensate two clients it recommended invest in an unregulated collective investment scheme (UCIS).

Novia is to allow commercial property onto the wrap for the first time, in a bid to compete with specialist self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs).

Parmenion's platform has passed £500m of assets under administration, with monthly inflows quadrupling year-on-year to £30m.

Support services provider threesixty has bought a 25% stake in outsourced paraplanner service The Timebank.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is to publish further guidance on whether discretionary fund managers should be eligible for VAT payments.

Aegon has declared its "full support" and confidence in the future of its national IFA brand, Positive Solutions, despite a number of high-profile departures and disruption caused by an exit clause introduced last year.