Tom Ellis: A bizarre moment for Royal London to end its Ascentric platform journey
Outside the family circle
On hearing the news that Royal London is looking to sell its adviser platform Ascentric, Tom Ellis offers his thoughts on the unorthodox history of the life company’s dabble in the adviser platform world…
Years of re-platforming struggles: check. Messy platform migration: check. Sell to another company and let them repeat: task ongoing… Royal London has fulfilled all the adviser platform market obligations,...
More on Wrap/platforms
The lang cat offers free access to hub of platforms' 10% MiFID rule strategies
The lang cat has made parts of its platform analyser available for free so financial advisers can see how platforms are dealing with the 10% MiFID notification rule, which has been much-used in recent weeks.
Tom Ellis: The latest evolution of Nucleus Financial
'Founding principles'
Schroders UK Platform Awards 2020 open for entries
On 22 September 2020, the great and the good of the platform world will once again gather for the Schroders UK Platform Awards at the London Hilton in Park Lane to celebrate excellence and achievement in investment platforms and technology.
More news
Multi-asset versus simple passive portfolios: Could this bear market be the catalyst for change?
Revisiting the portfolio debate
SimplyBiz announces Covid-19 support package for advisers - plus other good news from this week…
Health and wellbeing focus
Mark Pittaccio: Behavioural biases in turbulent markets
'Shortcut to rationality'
FSCS opens £158m floodgates to hundreds of Berkeley Burke claims
Could cost £158m
