10 May 2016 Platforms hit by volatile markets and low Isa sales
Gross platform sales in the first quarter totalled £21.2bn, marginally more than sales in the final quarter of 2015....
// Articles & Mentions
05 May 2016 Standard Life snaps up Axa advisory platform (Paywall)
Standard Life has acquired Axa’s Elevate platform in a deal that creates the UK’s largest platform business for advisers....
03 May 2016 Way Group aims to cut IHT bills with managed portfolio plan
Way Group has launched a portfolio management service utilising reversionary interest trusts....
29 Apr 2016 Advice firms offer ‘tasters’ for Financial Planning Week
The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) has attracted 18 advice firms to offer free 'taster' sessions....
29 Apr 2016 Fundscape hits back at gatekeeper report criticism
FS hits back at criticism its gatekeeper report, which warned of a lack of quality in fund ratings, was based on flawed research...
15 Apr 2016 UK Distribution roundtable: Blurred lines (RDR)
In 2012, RDR permanently overhauled financial advice in the UK. Our panel discussed the impact....
15 Apr 2016 RSMR targets adviser DFM due diligence with new product
Fund ratings agency Rayner Spencer Mills wants to help advisers navigate the world of DFM with a new product....
06 Apr 2016 Graham Bentley: What role does luck play in active management?
Graham Bentley considers the part randomness plays in determining fund results and rankings ...
04 Apr 2016 Bestinvest buys RDR champion Towry for £600m
Towry - which built up £9 billion of client assets using a fee-based adviser service - is to be sold by its private equity backers....
30 Mar 2016 BlackRock rules out D2C platform launch (Paywall)
BlackRock, the world’s largest fund management company, rules out launching a direct-to-consumer platform in Europe....
20 Mar 2016 RSMR’s Rayner: Our main aim for 2016 is to advance our DFM research
Ken Rayner talks about ratings expansion plans, competition in the market and that Fundscape/gbi2 Gatekeepers Report....
09 Mar 2016 Market being skewed by conflicts of interests on fund ratings?
A landmark report has called into question the business models of UK fund ratings agencies....
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