Why paraplanners are more important than ever
Financial services firm True Potential (TP) has posted a further rise in profits in its half year results and has credited its "focus on providing technology" for its continued success.
Provider Aviva's platform is on course to achieve profitability in 2016 and its target of £6bn in assets under management (AUM) by the end of this year, after its AUM has doubled in the last 12 months.
The FCA's five-strong range of retail investment distribution models (as it sees it)
Platforms are racing to update their conversion programmes as advisers complain about hefty charges when switching clients into clean share classes.
Zurich has overhauled its platform fee structure and announced a cut in its initial investment charge for all clients.
How the platform price war is affecting advisers
With transparency at the forefront, an increasing need to demonstrate value to clients, and charging rules changing, technology has never been more central.
Zurich is not interested in participating in a platform price "race to the bottom", its head of retail platform strategy has said.