Two of the founders of fast growing white label platform Seccl - Dave Harvey and Hugo Thorman - are to exit as Octopus expands its stake in the business.

Schroders Personal Wealth (SPW), the Financial Planning arm of Schroders and Lloyds Bank, is launching its own platform to give clients a better and more streamlined service.

Total advised customers at platform and SIPP provider AJ Bell rose 8% year-on-year in the quarter ending 31 December, according to a trading update today.

Integrafin, the parent company of adviser platform Transact, has reported advised client numbers rose to a record 231,000 in the three months to the end of December.