Technology

Nucleus has posted a record first quarter with total assets on the platform now standing at just under £1.5bn.

Cofunds has launched a set of tools designed to support advisers through the key stages of financial planning, including identifying attitudes to risk and defining goals.

Advisers who can demonstrate excellence in incorporating platforms within their businesses are being urged to submit an entry for the UK Platform Awards 2010.

Hargreaves Lansdown recorded a 12.8% rise in assets under administration over Q1, as its Vantage platform posted £1bn of net new business.

National IFA network IN Partnership has selected IntelliFlo's Intelligent Office solution to provide its back-office technology.

Morningstar UK's acquisition of OBSR will have no bearing on its link-up with Cofunds to provide a researched fund list and model portfolios to advisers, says the platform.

Skandia has added its voice to the debate on platform payments by arguing a ban on rebates will result in a poorer outcome for consumers.

Advisers on the Transact platform have been given access to Saltus discretionary fund management services.

Peter Hicks, head of UK retail sales at Fidelity International, looks at what the most recent RDR paper means for consumers and platforms.

Skandia has added the Axa platform's bundled and unblundled charging structure to its Platformwatch tool, bringing to seven the number of platforms IFAs can now compare prices on.