Wrap/platforms

Axa Wealth is doubling its number of platform consultants on the back of growing demand for the Elevate platform.

Zurich UK Life's Matt Connell and Richard Howells discuss how platforms will help advisers in their quest to be RDR ready.

Shaun Sandiford, distribution director at AXA Elevate, takes a closer look at the FSA Investment Suitability Report and what advisers need to know from their platform

All platform rebates should be banned under a new remuneration structure subject to a separate timescale than RDR in order to improve consumer outcomes, according to the Financial Services Consumer Panel (FSCP).

The number of advisers planning to move to a platform-based business in the run up to RDR has increased "significantly", suggests recent research.

FundsNetwork has announced a series of offers available to advisers this ISA season including a bulk switching enhancement and extension of its consolidation campaign.

Strong platform sales helped boost Skandia UK's pre-tax profits for 2010 by 56% to £140m compared to £90m in 2009.

Nucleus has expanded its business development team with the hire of ex-Zurich man Martin Clement, as the IFA-owned wrap looks to breach the £2.5bn AUM mark this month.

Skandia's Jeremy Mugridge explains how segmenting your proposition can help you choose the most suitable platforms for your clients.

Avalon is launching a direct-to-consumer version of its platform for advisers servicing lower income clients.