Technology

Advisers should consider the ownership of a platform when doing their due diligence as foreign-owned platforms are historically more likely to pull out of the market, according to Ascentric managing director Hugo Thorman.

Mark Loosmore of IRESS says the Skandia platform was beginning to look dated. That is until it undertook a complete re-design...

Axa Wealth's Gary Thompson, Ascentric's Hugo Thorman and IFA Mark Hughes joined Lawrence Gosling for a debate on the future of platforms

Risk profiling, getting the right balance with pension funds and investing in America were all over the nationals at the weekend. Here's what your clients will be calling you about this week.

Transact has been added to Suffolk Life's self-invested wrapper SmartSIPP.

Cofunds is urging the FSA to clarify its stance on legacy commission following confirmation the regulator is pushing ahead with a proposed ban on the payments.

Ashcourt Rowan Asset Management has announced its Managed Portfolio Service is available on the Ascentric wrap.

With the Retail Distribution Review on the horizon, portal Avelo is gearing up for an aggressive growth phase, writes AT8 Group's Mark Loosmore...

Less than 5% of independent financial advisers (IFAs) will leave the industry after retail distribution review (RDR) implementation, although an increasing number are worried about profitability, a survey suggests.

The head of Aviva's wrap Nicholas Burton has stepped down to pursue a career in teaching.