Staff at adviser platform Transact will start to return to the office from August as the platform pilots a hybrid working model.

Platform technology provider and Octopus-owned custodian Seccl has launched instant deposits, allowing client payments made by bank transfer to clear and invest instantly.

Spread betting platform CMC Markets is to launch a retail investment platform as it looks to compete with the likes of Hargreaves Lansdown, Funds Network and AJ Bell.

There has been a sharp rise in the amount of assets and platform accounts that are linked between family members over the last year on Quilter’s UK platform, Old Mutual Wealth.