Financial advice firms with between 6 and 50 advisers are increasingly adopting customised platform models, according to new research.

Third Financial, part of the Nucleus platform group, has launched a white-labelled digital proposition for large advice firms.

Platform assets set a new high of £1.1trn in 2024, with adviser platforms accounting for £697bn, new data from consultancy Fundscape shows.

The Quilter Investment Platform and Aviva Platform were the two most recommended adviser platforms in 2024, substantially ahead of their rivals, according to new data.

Long-serving Transact CEO Jonathan Gunby is to retire in March and will hand over to colleague and chief development officer Tom Dunbar.

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned several advertisements for investment platform Wahed Invest which showed banknotes on fire.

Integrafin, parent company of adviser platform Transact, has reported a 17% rise in funds direction (FUD) in 2024 to £64.1bn (FY23:£55bn) in its annual results today.

Investment platform InvestEngine has launched a zero-fee SIPP offering for new and existing customers.

Nearly half (47%) of advisers think it is likely a platform could fail financially in the next three years, according to the latest Scottish Widows Investor Confidence Barometer.

Advised platform customers rose 8% for AJ Bell to pass 171,000 for the year ended 30 September (30 September 2023: 159,000).

More than 9 in 10 financial advisers (95%) have had to apologise to clients for poor platform service in 2024, according to a new report.

Newly-launched trade association The Platforms Association has expanded to 46 members just two months after launching.

Adviser platform Transact has added the ability to open existing clients’ pension wrappers (such as personal pensions and SIPPs) online.

Net investment sales via platforms fell 30% in the latest quarter to £5.4bn compared to the previous quarter as investors scrambled to protect assets before the Budget.

Investment platform AJ Bell has added Ryan Hughes and Stephen Westgate to its executive committee.

We are often told that the only certainties in life are death and taxes. While that may be true, you cannot easily discern that truth from the policies and actions of many product providers.

A new trade body has been launched to represent the £1trn investment platforms industry.

Some investment and SIPP providers have been retaining interest earned on cash-holdings to subsidise loss-making platforms, according to an FCA study published today.

Fintech and investment provider Timeline has partnered with The Pension Lab to offer a digital solution to automate and streamline the Letter of Authorisation (LOA) process for advisers.

Over half (54%) of advisers say that current cash interest rates on platforms have helped them attract new clients, according to new research.