Transact has said it will halve both its buy commission and dealing charges from 1 March.

Multi-asset funds were the top selling asset class for the majority of 2013, according to sales figures from Skandia.

Legal & General has agreed to provide £40,000 in sponsorship for Action on Stroke Month in May 2014.

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Adviser network Openwork has announced that assets have reached £1bn, across its own platform and the Zurich investment platform.

Calls to the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) whistleblower hotline to report malpractice are continuing to rise, according to figures obtained by investigations firm Kroll.

Wrap platform Nucleus has reported a 34% increase in inflows, year on year, boosted by a post-Retail Distribution Review (RDR) surge in business.

National IFA firm Foster Denovo has appointed former Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) supervisor Jane McTigue as compliance and risk director.

Allfunds Bank has appointed former Legal & General (L&G) platforms and policy director Danny Wynn as head of fund groups for UK, Ireland and the Middle East.

Skandia has extended its ‘Best Start in Life' trust to the UK platform in light of demand for the planning solution through the international business.