Total advised customers for investment and SIPP platform AJ Bell rose 7% year-on-year to 177,000 in the first quarter.

Developing in-house platform propositions is being rejected by planners as a solution to poor service from platform providers, Financial Planners have told Financial Planning Today magazine, Financial Planning Today's sister publication.

New platform business rose 43% year-on-year to £20.9bn for the fourth quarter of 2024 as recovery got under way, according to new data.

Recent strong stock market performance has been a boon for platforms, according to new data published today by platform analysts Fundscape.

The Quilter platform has seen assets in outsourced investments in DFM (Discretionary Fund Management) models and managed portfolio services soar by 331% since the end of 2020.

Aegon’s UK adviser platform continued to see net outflows in the second half of 2024, according to its latest financial results.

Financial advice firms with between 6 and 50 advisers are increasingly adopting customised platform models, according to new research.

Third Financial, part of the Nucleus platform group, has launched a white-labelled digital proposition for large advice firms.

Platform assets set a new high of £1.1trn in 2024, with adviser platforms accounting for £697bn, new data from consultancy Fundscape shows.

The Quilter Investment Platform and Aviva Platform were the two most recommended adviser platforms in 2024, substantially ahead of their rivals, according to new data.

Long-serving Transact CEO Jonathan Gunby is to retire in March and will hand over to colleague and chief development officer Tom Dunbar.

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned several advertisements for investment platform Wahed Invest which showed banknotes on fire.

Integrafin, parent company of adviser platform Transact, has reported a 17% rise in funds direction (FUD) in 2024 to £64.1bn (FY23:£55bn) in its annual results today.

Investment platform InvestEngine has launched a zero-fee SIPP offering for new and existing customers.

Nearly half (47%) of advisers think it is likely a platform could fail financially in the next three years, according to the latest Scottish Widows Investor Confidence Barometer.

Advised platform customers rose 8% for AJ Bell to pass 171,000 for the year ended 30 September (30 September 2023: 159,000).

More than 9 in 10 financial advisers (95%) have had to apologise to clients for poor platform service in 2024, according to a new report.

Newly-launched trade association The Platforms Association has expanded to 46 members just two months after launching.

Adviser platform Transact has added the ability to open existing clients’ pension wrappers (such as personal pensions and SIPPs) online.

Net investment sales via platforms fell 30% in the latest quarter to £5.4bn compared to the previous quarter as investors scrambled to protect assets before the Budget.