LV= and Embark Group have teamed up to launch a service enabling advisers to trade the LV= Smoothed Managed Investment Fund range on Embark’s platform.

Royal London and LV=, two large mutual providers, have abandoned merger talks, both firms confirmed today.

Royal London confirmed this morning that it was in “exploratory” takeover talks with rival mutual LV=.

Royal London confirmed today it was offering exclusive talks with fellow mutual LV= about a possible merger after a £530m bid by US private equity firm Bain Capital for LV= collapsed last week.