15 Aug 2017 Power of platform consolidation on show in leaders board
Cofunds cemented its position as the platform with the largest AUM as it enjoyed gross sales of £6.8bn.
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14 Aug 2017 Aegon and Standard Life top Q2 platform net sales charts
Aegon and Standard Life topped the adviser platform net sales charts in the second quarter of 2017.
09 Aug 2017 Robotics funds been tipped for success (paywall)
Thematic funds investing in specific areas of technology such as robotics are of increasingly interest to fund selectors.
21 Jul 2017 FCA platform study: Questions raised over focus on fund fees
Platforms have questioned the FCA's focus on discounts on fund fees as the regulator zeroes in on platform buying power.
19 Jul 2017 Value for money: platforms next in the spotlight (paywall)
Can platforms help drive down fund costs on behalf of investors? A question that is agitating the minds of regulators in the UK.
17 Jul 2017 Forcing competition on platforms could drive up prices
Forcing asset managers to offer the same price to all platforms could drive up costs to consumers.
17 Jul 2017 Warning FCA platform study could ‘drive up prices’ for end investors
Forcing asset managers to offer the same price to all platforms could drive up costs to consumers.
17 Jul 2017 Forcing competition on platforms ‘could drive up prices’
Forcing asset managers to offer the same price to all platforms could drive up costs to consumers.
14 Jul 2017 UK Platform Awards 2017 – Platform of the Year finalists named
7IM, A J Bell, Aegon, Aviva, Nucleus and Standard Life have been revealed as the six finalists.
13 Jul 2017 Bank funds named as potential closet trackers (paywall)
Large UK equity funds from Halifax and Scottish Widows have been singled out for charging investors high fees.
11 Jul 2017 Third of UK equity funds ‘overpriced’ closet trackers (Paywall)
Around a third of UK equity funds are marketed as active strategies despite the fact that they closely hug their benchmarks
10 Jul 2017 Fidelity, Schroders, Old Mutual: Gatekeepers’ favourite firms
Fidelity and Schroders are among the most popular firms on gatekeepers' buylists, according to Fundscape.