Platforms are failing to deliver expected levels of service to advisers in nine out of ten areas, according to Defaqto.
Voyant has released its new fact-find technology to its adviser clients, after a pilot on platform Axa Elevate.
Few investors would select to pay for financial advice based on a per-hour charge - or as a percentage of investible assets - research suggests.
Zurich's retail platform is to launch in November following a 16-firm pilot.
Aegon has launched its corporate platform with a promise to reimburse 50% of employer contributions for the first three months.
Skandia Investment Solutions, one of the UK's largest platforms, made a loss of £11m in 2011 as the cost of preparing for the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) impacted the business.
The Skandia label will disappear in the UK and a number of senior roles have been reshuffled as part of a major overhaul of the Old Mutual Wealth Management business.