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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.

The International Monetary Fund has upgraded its growth forecast for the British economy amid what it called ‘welcome signs' of a pick-up in activity following the global crash.

Re-registration progress has been "less than satisfactory" according to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the regulator has signalled it will review the decision not to implement timescales for platform providers.

Architas' fund range is now available on the Alliance Trust Savings platform.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has admitted the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) has created unintended consequences for the wealth management industry, which it will be monitoring.

Creative marketing isn't just confined to the multi-billion-pound megabrand industries - financial advisers (and even those with only four members of staff) can get in on the act too.

The newly appointed chief executive of Prudential UK and Europe, Jacqueline Hunt, who was poached from rival Standard Life (SL) earlier in the year, has been awarded shares worth more than £4.3m in compensation for missed bonuses from her former employer....

Leaving the European Union would be "economic suicide" for the UK, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has warned.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out its final guidance for self-invested personal pension (SIPP) providers, reminding them about areas such as financial crime.