Cofunds' ‘explicit pricing model' has gone live today, with 1,700 clean share classes from 85 fund groups.
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.