Few advisers have lost clients as a result of changes to how they are paid, according to a survey suggesting a happier intermediary sector than this time a year ago.
Are advisers better off leaving fund share class conversions to platforms (as some have suggested), or should they carry it out themselves?
Platforms will need to have at least £40bn in assets under management to survive the margin squeeze caused by new regulations, research by Deloitte has claimed.
Fidelity FundsNetwork has added fifteen funds to its Navigator managed solution.
Adviser firm Informed Choice has appointed Fidelity FundsNetwork to run its direct to consumer (D2C) platform, IC Direct.
Two major platforms are considering adding to their charging options after advisers suggested they - rather than their client - could pay the platform administration charge.
Fidelity FundsNetwork has resumed lobbying for bundled charging post-Retail Distribution Review (RDR), after releasing research showing 65% of advisers want the option to remain.
A number of platforms have questioned the Financial Services Authority's (FSA) intention to ban cash rebates to consumers.