Elevate portfolio charge increases to fund platform development

For new customers

Hannah Godfrey
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Standard Life's Elevate portfolio charge for new customers is to increase by an average of 0.04% from March 2017 to help fund ongoing investment in platform development.

Additionally, the number of charging tiers has reduced from seven to four and further ‘superclean' fund deals on Elevate have increased to 440, offering average discounts of more than 0.10%. According to Standard Life, this means advisers can reduce costs for large numbers of both new and existing customers. Recent research by Standard Life found advisers had requested developments to the platform such as ease of use and a competitive price, with 95% of advisers wanting a commitment to platform development. Standard Life head of adviser and wealth manager propositions David Tiller (p...

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