What did the Romans ever do for us? Part II
RP breakfast briefings: What is the best retirement wrapper?
A self invested personal pension (SIPP) provider is to launch a panel of discretionary fund managers (DFM) on its platform in a bid to satisfy what it said is adviser demand.
What did the Romans ever do for us? Part I
National advice firm Succession has bought Reading-based adviser Finch Financial Services for £3m, marking the completion of its 12th acquisition.
Zurich has expanded its platform offering to include a discretionary fund management service for the first time.
Transact is to cut platform fees for client portfolios of between £180,000 and £300,000 in an attempt to attract new business.
Ascentric has introduced an inclusive platform charge as it moves to give advisers more charging options for their clients.
Maximising retirees' tax positions will become all-important post-pension freedoms, giving advisers huge on-platform planning opportunities, Zurich's Alistair Wilson has said.
Ascentric managing director Hugo Thorman is to leave the firm this summer following Royal London's buyout of the platform's minority shareholding in the business.