Platform Transact has axed a number of fees after reporting a rise in funds under direction to a record £55bn.

Adviser platform and SIPP provider Nucleus has trimmed its standard annual Wrap platform charge by three basis points for holdings between £200,000 and £500,000.

The FCA has published details of temporary measures which will give investment companies a chance to improve cost disclosure.

As he enters his 75th year, one of the UK's leading SIPP and pensions experts John Moret, still working part-time in the pensions sector, has written a series of articles for Financial Planning Today reflecting on topics that have occupied him over the last 50-plus years. This is the fourth article in the series. Previous articles are available on Financial Planning Today by searching for 'john moret.'