Skandia

Skandia UK has revealed plans to offer advisers the chance to co-brand the platform, as well as expand the range of services customers can directly access on its platform, amid a fall in profits.

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The number of financial advisory businesses intending to trade on a purely independent basis in 2013 is falling, according to a poll comparing sentiment now with a year ago.

With the fixed protection deadline fast approaching Adrian Walker explains some less obvious considerations that advisers need to bear in mind when assessing whether their clients should apply for fixed protection.

The Treasury could be straining its coffers as auto-enrolment means more people than ever before will be subject to pension tax relief.

Skandia has removed a price comparison service from its PlatformWatch tool due to "lack of cooperation" from other platforms.

Invesco Perpetual is bringing a range of multi-asset, risk-rated funds to the UK run by its Atlanta-based global asset allocation team headed by CIO Scott Wolle.

Terry Smith, the City veteran and founder of low cost fund management group Fundsmith, has attacked platforms in the UK for adding to the overall cost of investing in funds.

Trust providers still have to battle a number of misconceptions before advisers can truly understand the benefits of closed-ended structures, writes Ed Morse, head of investment trust business development at F&C Investments.

Brett Williams, the former head of platforms Cofunds and Skandia, has launched a private equity firm with targets including financial services groups.