Remember, remember the 12th of December, says FundsNetwork

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Fidelity's FundsNetwork platform is officially pressing the go-live button on its Sipp and investment bond offer in the week starting 12 December.

David Dalton-Brown, head of FundsNetwork, says that is the date when new business can be taken on board, although the company is already taking quotes inquiries. About 2,000 inquiries were taken in the first week following the mid-November announcement of the business’ ability to take accept client quotes, with an additional 1,000 inquiries on the bond, he says. Users will have access to planning tools, such as stochastic modelling from Towers Perrin Tillinghast, with Standard Life providing both the Sipp and the bond. Dalton-Brown adds that he sees the market for platforms such as...

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