Adviser platform Novia has added new benefit crystallisation event and pension income functionality.

Total platform assets under management (AUM) slumped by £52.2bn to £838.4bn in the second quarter, down 5.9% on the previous quarter.

Integrafin Holdings, the parent company of adviser platform Transact, is to challenge HMRC’s decision to exclude one of its companies from the UK VAT group.

SIPP provider and investment platform AJ Bell has appointed deputy CEO Michael Summersgill to succeed founder Andy Bell as CEO from 1 October, subject to regulatory approval.

Net inflows for adviser platform Transact rose 16% to £2.68bn in the six months ending 31 March.

FNZ, the platform ‘engine’ behind many UK investment platforms, has appointed Alastair Conway as its new CEO for the UK and South Africa.

Private equity firm Anacap-owned platforms Novia and Wealthtime are to be combined under the Wealthtime brand in the second half of this year.

Wall Street bank Goldman Sachs is believed to be one of three bidders aiming to take a sizeable stake in adviser platform Nucleus, according to a report from Sky News today.

Over two thirds (69%) of financial advisers are considering changing platform provider over the next 12 months, according to new research.

Novia Financial, the £9bn adviser platform, has appointed Lynzi Harrison as chief operating officer, completing the reshuffle of its executive team.