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David Ferguson, CEO of Nucleus Financial, wonders whether 31 March will go down as a key date in the history of platforms…David Ferguson, CEO of Nucleus Financial, wonders whether 31 March will go down as a key date in the history of platforms…

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David Ferguson, CEO of Nucleus Financial, wonders whether 31 March will go down as a key date in the history of platforms…

There have been a number of interesting days in the (nearly) five years since Nucleus began its journey. One such day that particularly springs to mind is 26 October 2007. For those of you with other things to obsess about, that was the day Standard Life failed in its bid to acquire Resolution and the day on which Royal London acquired Ascentric, thus taking the previously-independent wrap into traditional life company ownership. Since that rather dramatic Friday three and half years ago, several new participants have entered the platform market. It has become increasingly apparent (t...

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