Technology

Investors shied away from cash and fixed interest towards the end of 2009 and gradually moved into equity and property investments, according to Skandia.

Axa Elevate has unveiled a raft of new features on its platform, including offshore bonds, and the launch of a new adviser academy.

Succession will link with Præmium for its discretionary management service as part of the firm's investment platform strategy.

Artemis Strategic Assets, Cazenove Absolute UK Dynamic and Jupiter Absolute Return made the top 10 bestseller list through Hargreaves Lansdown's direct to consumer Vantage platform for the whole of 2009.

Fidelity FundsNetwork will offer advisers an enhanced way to process new business from Monday.

Transact has posted bumper profits and increased its dividend ahead of the platform's planned flotation.

CBG Financial Services has chosen Ascentric to support its platform solution, in a bid to get ready for a post-RDR world.

Novia is linking up with The Pension Performance Review Company to provide advisers with a system for simplifying the process of transferring pensions on wraps.

Jupiter has the most funds on Cofunds' eagerly-awaited OBSR Researched Funds Panel with 10 vehicles making the grade.

Novia is linking up with Voyant to launch a software tool enabling advisers to provide a US-style life-planning service.