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...
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22 Feb 2019 Platform exit charge calculator launched
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....
10 Jul 2017 BEYOND MS15/2.3 – CHALLENGING THE RESEARCH MARKET
Last year, the Gatekeepers report caused a stir in the industry by being the first to shine a light on potential biases in fund ratings. This year’s edition is bigger, better and bolder with a wealth of practical information to help fund managers navigate this challenging post MS15/2.3 market. As well as re-assessing the gatekeeper market, we’ve taken a closer look at the efficacy of active fund management, sorted the really active wheat from the closet-tracking chaff, and looked at the value chain from a regulatory perspective and the potential for further scrutiny and investigation.
19 Apr 2017 FCA warns on ‘risks’ of vertical integration (Paywall)
Vertically integrated firms may “reintroduce” a cause of conflicts of interest in the Asset Management industry....
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