Aviva is introducing a platform charge of 0.15% for new customers with portfolios valued at more than £400,000.
Barclays plans to close a quarter of its branches in the UK and cut hundreds of jobs in its investment banking division as part of a restructuring.
Barclays Stockbrokers has revealed its clean pricing structure, introducing an AMC of 0.35% as it becomes the latest platform to undercut Hargreaves Lansdown's headline charges.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is urging thousands of small firms affected by the interest rate swaps mis-selling scandal to hurry up with their compensation claims or risk missing out on money due to them.
Banks' redress payments to customers embroiled in the interest rate swap mis-selling scandal surged to £158.6m in December, putting most banks on track to reach their projected review targets.
The European Commission has collectively fined 6 international financial institutions €1.7bn (£1.4bn) for their involvement in the manipulation of benchmark rates.
A number of asset managers stand to double their market share if they are prepared to be aggressive on super clean pricing, according to research from Barclays.