Technology

AWD Chase De Vere has agreed a £1.4m four-year deal with Focus Solutions to provide software support to its team of 178 advisers.

Transact has cut its annual and switch charges and applied a new single rate for users.

Portals are seeing strong growth in transactions as they realign their roles to support distributors' ecommerce programmes in the run up to the RDR, says AT8 Group.

Electronic communication between IFAs and their clients is set to surge over the next year, say advisers.

Cofunds CEO Brett Williams says the platform is evolving to offer all the features of a ‘wrap', despite the fact many advisers are happy with a simpler model.

Nucleus CEO David Ferguson has revealed the IFA-owned wrap will be profitable in a matter of weeks and says February has been a stand-out month in terms of inflows.

Clive Waller, managing director of CWC Research, discusses the contentious issue of platform charging.

On his first anniversary since taking over as Cofunds CEO, Brett Williams explains how he has shaken up the platform business.

A website connecting advisers looking to sell their businesses or client banks with those seeking to expand has been launched.

Positive Solutions is developing an online strategy for its partners to ensure there is a "consistency" among those using social networking services.