Wrap/platforms

Investment into cash and money market funds more than doubled in the third quarter amid stock market volatility, according to the latest sales trends on Skandia.

The FSA's consultation into platform pricing will not start until the middle of next year as the regulator conducts research into pricing models across the market.

Alliance Trust Savings (ATS) has unveiled plans to expand its direct to consumer (D2C) platform to IFAs, in a challenge to traditional players.

The regulator has missed a vital opportunity to provide clarity over platform rules and its current "cluttered" policy risks undermining RDR, Cofunds has warned.

Wrap platform Novia has added Ashcourt Rowan Asset Management to its panel of discretionary managers.

Cofunds has revealed that less than 10% of advised clients on its platform are currently associated with a fee-based remuneration model.

Standard Life, True Potential and Wealthtime have emerged on top of a survey of some of the major wraps and platforms.

Nucleus chief executive David Ferguson discusses how wraps are playing a crucial part in moving the financial services sector forward.

The winners of the Aberdeen Platform Awards 2011 were announced at a glittering awards ceremony in London last night.

In the latest part of Professional Adviser's and IFAonline's series examining some of the little-known features on your favourite platforms, we look under the bonnet of Ascentric...