Key Partnerships, the equity release referral service for Key, has been selected as one of SmartrRefer partners – Legal & General Mortgage Club’s referral platform for specialist providers.

Retirement wealth planning firm James Hay has appointed platform veteran Stephen Wynne-Jones as its head of marketing.

Aegon has reported a sharp rise in platform assets in the first half to £140bn as it completed its integration with acquisition Cofunds.

Investment platform AJ Bell has boosted assets to more than £50bn for the first time according to a trading update in respect of the three months ended 30 June.