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The D2C market is rapidly expanding but advisers have, so far, been reluctant to dive into execution only. Henry Brennan asks why and finds out if things are changing…
Could the intense price war among D2C platform providers spill over into the advised space? Henry Brennan finds out what it could mean for long term sustainability
Charles Stanley has rolled out its Collectives Portfolio Service to five platforms.
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Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) has reported a record year for external new business in 2013, with gross inflows up almost 70%, a highlight in a strong set of results for its life company parent.
For the first time ever the platform industry nudged into collective profitability last year. But was this a one-off or the start of the industry's permanent move into the black
A record year to date performance has taken Ascentric and IFDL past the £7bn milestone for assets under administration.
PA asked platform providers that are adopting a bulk transfer approach what proportion of funds are currently more expensive and how that will impact the conversion process.
Interest - and retail money - in exchange traded products (ETPs) has been rising steadily over the past few years, and seems to have accelerated since the RDR. Laura Miller asks why - and what – it means for advisers and investors
The number of advisers using multiple platforms is on the rise. Henry Brennan finds out what’s behind the shift away from relying on a single investment platform…
Investment company purchases on platforms by advisers and wealth managers are up 53% in the first six months of 2013 against the same period last year, research by the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) suggests.
Are advisers better off leaving fund share class conversions to platforms (as some have suggested), or should they carry it out themselves?
If it is advisers who are reaping most of the benefits from using a platform, Henry Brennan asks, should it still be something clients are expected to pay for?
Wrap platform Ascentric and institutional arm IFDL grew combined total assets by 20% over the first six months of the year to £6.2bn.
Investment Funds Direct Limited (IFDL) has selected Bravura Solutions as its preferred back office technology partner.
Natanje Holt asks whether the growth of the D2C platform market is one benefit from RDR
Ascentric has become one of the first platforms to explicitly rule out lobbying for super-clean share classes.
Platforms may be forced to abandon plans for ‘super-clean’ share classes as the number of firms demanding the special terms continues to rise, according to a consultant.
Fresh concerns among advisers about how the Financial Services Authority (FSA) may view their tactical asset allocation calls are helping to drive the growth of discretionary fund managers (DFMs), according to Ascentric chief executive, Hugo Thorman.
The platform industry will struggle to ever break even as a whole, according to research into firms’ financial stability.
Wrap platform Ascentric has passed £5bn of assets under administration, an increase of 36% since the start of 2012.
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