Mike Kellard, chief executive officer at AXA Wealth, explains why the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) much awaited platform paper was a bit like his son's football match.
The Funds Industry Charity Shield - the annual five-a-side football tournament sponsored by fund transaction specialists Calastone - returns later this month.
Platforms must fully comply with the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA's) ban on cash rebates from product providers to platforms by 6 April 2014, the regulator has stated.
Ascentric has become one of the first platforms to explicitly rule out lobbying for super-clean share classes.
Product providers are split on whether RDR is having a positive effect on their business according to research from Dunstan Thomas.
In this Retirement Planner quick fire poll we ask: In March Nucleus launched an annuities portal on their platform. Would you like to see other platform providers to follow suit?
Platforms may be forced to abandon plans for ‘super-clean' share classes as the number of firms demanding the special terms continues to rise, according to a consultant.