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Fidelity FundsNetwork is to make Neil Woodford’s Patient Capital trust the first externally-managed investment trust available on the platform, in what it says is a “clear intention” of more to come.
Transact is to cut platform fees for client portfolios of between £180,000 and £300,000 in an attempt to attract new business.
Ascentric has introduced an inclusive platform charge as it moves to give advisers more charging options for their clients.
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Ascentric managing director Hugo Thorman is to leave the firm this summer following Royal London's buyout of the platform's minority shareholding in the business.
Ascentric’s managing director, Hugo Thorman, has argued advisers’ use of model portfolios is hindering the popularity of investment trusts.
Ascentric has posted a £0.6m loss for the 2013 financial year after “significant” investment in technology which cost it £1.6m.
Jon Taylor, head of the former Co-op life insurance business, is to replace Hugo Thorman as managing director of platform Ascentric.
Platform Ascentric has removed the set up and transfer-in costs on its in-house self invested personal pension (SIPP) and cut its annual tax wrapper fee from £150 to £100.
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.
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?
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