Financial secretary to the treasury Mark Hoban is heading up Tisa's annual conference next month.

Sammedia has integrated its online valuation offering Moneyinfo with Cofunds.

The government should commission a new assessment of the losses suffered by people who saved with Equitable Life, a committee of MPs has said.

SEI has added its suite of strategic portfolios to Ascentric in an expansion of its investment offering to the IFA market.

Towry CEO Andrew Fisher says the platform market is over-crowded with too many players lacking scale and predicts only a "few winners" will emerge from a wave of consolidation.

The FSA has fired a warning shot to firms failing to conduct adequate platform risk management arrangements when changing business models.

New FSA consumer redress powers could have "catastrophic" implications for advisers who have not conducted proper platforms due diligence, warns Capita Financial Software.

Buckles is considering adopting parent company Sanlam's remote advice model as it looks to "crack" the UK online market and attract new clients.

The UK's trade deficit narrowed marginally in August in line with expectations but imports dropped more than exports in a sign domestic demand may be softening.

Cautious Managed was again the top sector on Cofunds during Q3 as multi-manager funds continue to hold sway prior to RDR.