13 Jan 2020 Robo advisers could be biggest casualties of Vanguard advice push
The lack of advisers attacking Vanguard’s planned foray into the UK market suggest pricing pressure from the US passives...
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17 Jul 2019 FCA questions buylist role in Woodford suspension
The Woodford Equity Income fund’s position on the Hargreaves Lansdown best buylist could have contributed to the fund’s suspension...
06 Jun 2019 FCA urged to probe buylists after Woodford debacle
The Financial Conduct Authority has been urged to probe the way platforms run their fund buylists amid concerns of potential vested interest.Among the staunch supporters of Woodford were...
19 Mar 2019 FCA fires warning shot over anti-competitive fund discounts
While exit fees dominated the headlines following last week’s publication of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Investment Platforms Market Study Final Report, or MS17/1.3...
22 Feb 2019 Platform exit charge calculator launched by Compare the Platform
Directory service Compare The Platform has launched a new tool to calculate exit charges across the market. The calculator will be updated in real time to given an indication of exit costs...
13 Feb 2019 DFMs failing to provide products
Discretionary fund managers’ lack of innovation in investment products is leaving clients seeking a sustainable retirement income “ill served” as defined contribution schemes increasingly...
13 Feb 2018 Platform Industry Highlights 2017
The PLATFORM INDUSTRY is in extended lockdown phase because several platforms will not report their full-year results to the stock market until mid-March, a full month after the usual scheduled publication date of the Fundscape Platform Report. As a result, Fundscape is releasing headline figures and industry highlights for 2017. The full report will be released in March once all PLC-owned platforms have published their results.
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....
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....
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