Technology

Assets on the Ascentric wrap platform have passed £1bn with the provider hoping to achieve profitability by the end of next year.

Standard Life has received broad agreements with all its top 12 fund partners over new business terms as the platform industry accelerates its re-negotiations with asset managers.

Ascentric is expanding its business development team with the appointment of Scott Winters.

Towergate Financial is launching a new wealth platform, powered by Investment Funds Direct Ltd(IFDL), to help it meet RDR requirements.

Mark Loosmore of technology consultancy AT8 Group wraps up his reviews of the best investment tools available to IFAs.

The growing number of adviser firms setting up a business page on Facebook suggests they are finally embracing the benefits of social networking.

An online CPD platform enabling advisers to log their points has been launched by the Institute of Financial Planning (IFP).

Two thirds of advisers expect their platform transactions to increase over the next year due to the benefits of consolidation, suggests research by Skandia.

Continuing his exclusive series for Professional Adviser, Mark Loosmore examines Financial Express' Analytics.

How can platforms improve their propositions? Logica's Andrew Lloyd shares his ideas...