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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.

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

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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.

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

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