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Skagen has launched RDR-compliant clean share classes in the UK for its Kon-Tiki, Global and Vekst equity funds.

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.

Investors view the whole of the financial services industry through the prism of banks' behaviour, meaning trade bodies must do more to talk up the good the profession does, according to ex-Morningstar OBSR managing director Richard Romer-Lee.

The platform industry "nudged" into a collective profit for the first time in its history in 2012, according to figures compiled by Altus.

Aegon UK is raising fund charges on 82 insured funds across the Aegon Retirement Choices platform and within One Retirement.

Cofunds was the largest UK adviser platform in Q3, in terms of assets under administration (AUA), and has since become the first £60bn fund platform in the UK.

Research and consultancy firm AdviserAsset has launched an online comparison tool which provides advisers with a breakdown of a platform's share class options.

Half of advisers do not believe single platform use should compromise their independent status, a poll suggests.

Last night was the prestigious Platform Awards. Here are all the winners and the judges comments on why they scooped the prizes.

IFAonline's sister title Investment Week's news editor Nick Paler took the top accolade at last night's Platform Awards, winning journalist of the year.