Independent wrap platform IFDL is putting its direct-to-consumer (D2C) business Fundsdirect up for sale.
AXA Elevate topped the Platforum's leaderboard for Q2 2012, with assets under administration (AUA) up 7% from £4bn to £4.3bn.
James Hay Partnership's Chris Smeaton on why he believes the FSA will remove its expected cash rebate ban…
Ascentric chief Hugo Thorman has called on the platform community to adopt a "unified voice" amid an escalating row between fund supermarket and wrap propositions.
L&G has made an approach for Cofunds, in which it has a 25% stake, in a deal which could value the supermarket at up to £200m, according to reports.
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Pointon York has launched a simplified version of its regular SIPP.
Specialist funds were the most popular form of retail investment in 2006, as the dominance of property funds accounted for almost a quarter of the Oeic market.
A relative of mine recently recarpeted her hallway. She's a single mum so funds are tight, and she asked a friend in the trade how much it might cost. He looked at the hallway and suggested it should be no more than £500.