International investment platform Novia Global has launched its own stocks and shares ISA to help UK expats’ savings avoid being left in what it calls “suspended animation.”

Novia Financial founder and platform entrepreneur Bill Vasilieff has died suddenly at the age of 68.

Platforms Novia and Wealthtime have unified under a single group brand as Wealthtime as part of the final stage of a group-wide merger of the firms by their new owner, the private equity group Anacap.

The Wealthtime platform is to rebrand as Wealthtime Select, as part of the rebranding of Anacap’s platforms under the Wealthtime brand.