Skandia

The UK Platform Group, formed from the UK's biggest platform providers, will agree implementation of a new re-registration solution over the next six months, with full roll-out to meet the RDR deadline at the end of 2012.

The divorcing of product and adviser charges must not result in higher overall costs for the consumer, warns Skandia.

The first phase of a free tool designed to help thousands of adviser firms meet recommendations in the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) has been launched.

Skandia has joined forces with the European Senior Golf Tour to become an official sponsor of the 2009 Senior Open Championship presented by MasterCard and a partner sponsor of the Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters.

The disclosure requirements proposed for restricted advice in the latest RDR consultation paper need to go further and require firms to use a mandatory form of words in their initial disclosure information, says Skandia.

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Skandia has launched a financial planning tool enabling advisers to demonstrate how to maximise tax efficient withdrawals from collective investments and investment bonds.

Skandia topped gross platform sales in Q1 this year, collecting a 36% share on the top four platforms.

Over 1,000 advisers have uploaded their company logo to Skandia's U-Skan portfolio analysis tool since its launch in January 2009.

Skandia has added the Sarasin International Equity Income fund to its Selestia Investment Solutions and Life and Pensions fund range.