Technology

Mark Williams, former head of finance at Skandia UK's now-defunct Business Unit, is set to rejoin his former boss Brett Williams at Cofunds as finance director.

Cofunds founder Andy Creak and finance director Andrew Harris are leaving the platform.

Wrap provider Novia is offering advisers an exclusive version of the protected Julius Baer Physical Gold fund.

The advice sector is, once again, in a state of flux.

Online-only advice proposition planmypension.co.uk has been officially launched.

Smith & Pinching is joining IFA-owned wrap proposition Nucleus, bringing the total number of firms to more than 60.

Continuing his exclusive series for Professional Adviser, Mark Loosmore from technology consultancy AT8 Group analyses product and fund tools for advisers. This week: Synaptic

Nucleus chief executive David Ferguson is going to sit back and enjoy developments in what is becoming THE place to be in financial services.

Cofunds has mounted a defence against growing criticism of its negotiations with fund managers, saying the platform is only seeking to rectify the "imbalanced" terms offered to other propositions in the market.

AT8's Mark Loosmore assesses Defaqto Engage as part of his review of product and fund tools for advisers.