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The Aberdeen UK Platform Awards dinner is the only event dedicated to excellence and achievement in the investment platform sector. All platform providers will be there, all hoping to win a prestigious award.

Developers of a new platform comparison service claim it will render the debate on rebates "academic" and increase market competition.

Roundtable

Novia has been voted best platform by IFAs using the Platforum as the smaller players win the ratings battle.

The UK's largest adviser network has come out strongly in support of an unbundled charging structure for platforms - but warns providing too much information to consumers will be "counter-productive".

A series of regional adviser briefings unveiling a new platform comparison service along with regulatory guidance ahead of the RDR is set to roll out next month.

The FSA's proposed ban on fund manager rebates will "strike at the heart" of the platform pricing model and create an unlevel playing field, warns Tisa.

Kira Nickerson finds out the best way to move from one platform to another

The Tax Incentivised Savings Association (TISA) has thrown its weight behind an automated platform re-registration system based on the ISO20022 standard, hailing it "a significant step forward".

AT8's Mark Loosmore visits Bristol to check out Axa's Elevate proposition.