Aegon has appointed Martin Coyle, previously business development director at Axa Wealth, as head of platform sales as the insurer gears up to launch its workplace proposition in the first half of the year.

Nearly half of advisers have still not signed up to a platform - because they are "too busy" running their businesses and preparing for RDR, research suggests.

The FSA will release a platform consultation paper within the next couple of months setting out draft rules on rebates and regulations for execution-only platforms, after Deloitte completed its research into the sector.

Thurleigh Investment Managers has launched a set of risk-managed model portfolios on platform Novia.

A father and son who masqueraded as financial advisers have been given a suspended jail sentence after conning £15,000 out of a couple and using the money for their own purposes.

City Asset Management (CAM) has launched its unitised discretionary portfolio offering on the Skandia platform.

A blanket ban on traded life policy (TLP) investments would amount to "overkill" and could hamper the UK's ability to compete in global markets, according to SL Investment Management (SL).

Wealth management firm Quilter, owned by Wall Street bank Morgan Stanley, is in discussions about a possible sale to a private equity firm.

The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has devised a seven-step guide for advisers to help them prepare for the retail distribution review (RDR).

Sanlam Private Wealth (SPW) has purchased the client banks of two businesses as it ramps up its acquisition plans ahead of implementation of the retail distribution review (RDR).