Wrap/platforms

Ascentric has appointed Philip Gilder and Jason Owen to its propositions team.

Old Mutual is to launch a range of at-retirement products, in a bid to rival upscale wealth managers like St James's Place.

Peter Mann, the chief executive of Skandia UK, has said the firm will target restricted advisers as part of a plan to become an integrated wealth manger.

James Hay has added more than 100 new funds to its platform, including a number of risk-rated and multi-manager offerings.

Alliance Trust Savings (ATS) plans to increase assets on its adviser platform seven-fold by 2015.

Standard Life says its five-year distribution deal with the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will not target bank customers with IFAs.

Investment platform Skandia has taken on temporary staff to deal with an estimated "ten-fold" increase in workload following the administration of Honister Capital.

Barclays has launched its latest round of FTSE autocall structured products with a number of platforms and self-invested personal pension (SIPP) providers.

Intrinsic is to offer its restricted advisers access to a panel of platform providers.

Novia is to allow commercial property onto the wrap for the first time, in a bid to compete with specialist self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs).