Wrap/platforms

Advisers on the Transact platform have been given access to Saltus discretionary fund management services.

Peter Hicks, head of UK retail sales at Fidelity International, looks at what the most recent RDR paper means for consumers and platforms.

Skandia has added the Axa platform's bundled and unblundled charging structure to its Platformwatch tool, bringing to seven the number of platforms IFAs can now compare prices on.

York-based Ardent IFA is joining adviser-owned wrap Nucleus.

Axa has added its voice to the platform charge transparency debate saying about 90% of advisers on Elevate select its unbundled solution.

The gap between fixed interest and equity fund sales narrowed in the final rush of the ISA season, says Skandia, in a sign investor confidence is growing.

Aviva has reduced the annual management charge (AMC) on its wrap for new business and re-registrations for one year.

An overwhelming majority of advisers would consider adopting a "mini-wrap" to cater for clients with more modest investment needs, according to OPAL.

IFAonline editor Katrina Baugh on the FSA’s recent Discussion Paper on platforms.

Friends Provident has launched a corporate investment platform aimed at employee benefit consultants and trustees in the unbundled pensions market.