Thursday's newspapers almost unanimously report on fears the recommendations of the Independent Commission on Banking could trigger a fresh banking crisis. Here's our round-up of the best of them...

Sanlam UK has put in a bid to acquire wealth manager Merchant Securities.

Back office solutions provider IntelliFlo has integrated with Novia in a move the wrap said will bring increased efficiencies to advisers using the platform.

In the second part of our series examining those little known features and tools on your favourite platform, IFAonline looks at Axa Wealth's Elevate.

Transact has appointed Judith Davidson, formerly of Sodexo, to the position of chief operations officer.

The FSA has fined a Canadian trading platform £8m for serious market abuse but the firm has referred the matter to the Upper Tribunal.

Fidelity FundsNetwork is disclosing its fund manager fees as it looks to create a more transparent market and prove its pricing policy is free from commercial bias.

Higher annuity rates and volatile market conditions have dented retirement prospects for UK workers over the last few months, suggests research from Aon Hewitt.

Towry has outlined its ambition to become the leading light in the wealth advisory sector after posting a solid set of financials for H1, including a 29% increase in AUM.

Most advisers think platform rebates should be given to consumers in the form of additional units, suggests Skandia research.