Platforms: the £110bn question

Until recently, the FSA had been uncharacteristically quiet on platforms, even as their numbers and influence grew. Now, it estimates about £110bn worth of assets are administered through platforms. Earlier this year, it launched a discussion paper in a bid to collect opinion on controversial issues including re-registration, fund manager rebates, bundled charging and using more than one platform. Professional Adviser, in association with Aviva, recently locked in a room some of the brightest minds in the industry to debate the paper's proposals. To name just a few of them: Aviv...