Advisers should consider the ownership of a platform when doing their due diligence as foreign-owned platforms are historically more likely to pull out of the market, according to Ascentric managing director Hugo Thorman.
IFAs favour Nucleus and Standard Life as their main platforms of choice, research from the Platforum suggests.
Fidelity Fundsnetwork has unveiled a shortlist of 16 funds approved by Old Broad Street Research (OBSR) as suitable for Junior ISAs.
Fidelity FundsNetwork has launched a Model Portfolio Centre incorporating a rebalancing service in a move it says will "revolutionise" the way advisers do business on the platform.
Fidelity FundsNetwork is launching a new third party discretionary management service for advisers.
Fidelity International - now Fidelity Worldwide Investment - has called on the FSA to "look at the Australian approach" after its Treasury announced platforms could continue to receive fund manager rebates.
The FSA's consultation into platform pricing will not start until the middle of next year as the regulator conducts research into pricing models across the market.
The winners of the Aberdeen Platform Awards 2011 were announced at a glittering awards ceremony in London last night.
Skandia has unveiled details of its unbundled pricing model which is set for launch in the second half of next year.
Fidelity FundsNetwork has confirmed it will offer unbundled charges from Q1 2012.