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A "combination of politics and pensions" contributed to slower sales across platforms in the first three months of the year, with the year-on-year (YOY) asset growth rate also receding, according to research.

Advisory firm Saunderson House is planning to launch a discretionary service later this year in a bid to broaden its investment offering.

Adviser platform Nucleus received £510m in new assets in the first quarter of the year, following 'record' inflows in 2014.

US investment management giant Vanguard Group has officially unveiled its ‘robo' advice offering in the US, offering investors with minimum assets of $50,000 portfolio management for as little as 30bps annually.

Axa Wealth reported record inflows to its wrap platform Elevate in the month before the 6 April introduction of widespread pension reforms, taking total assets beyond £10bn and pushing the group's overall funds under management (FUM) closer to the £30bn...

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Standard Life's UK business has reported a 5% increase in assets under administration (AUA) following net inflows of £1.5bn and "positive market movements".

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Transact has partnered with Octopus Investments to become the first platform to offer venture capital trusts (VCTs) following the introduction of new legislation.

Wealth management group is close to launching online services for clients, according to a report in the Financial Times.