fund platform
Managed funds
Fidelity has proposed an overhaul of conventional methods of comparing tracker funds' performance, saying simply looking at tracking errors can produce 'illusory' results.
17 March 2015
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Platforms
The number of platforms targeting advisory firms is likely to halve after 2017, according to Standard Life's David Tiller.
13 March 2015
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Platforms
Platform inflows reached record highs in the fourth quarter of 2014 as upcoming pension freedoms and demand for income boosted inflows, according to Fundscape.
10 March 2015
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Platforms
The potential sales of Transact and Seven Investment Management (7IM), as well as increased scrutiny from the regulator, have prompted advisers to start probing platforms on their exit strategies.
03 March 2015
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Platforms
Launched in a blaze of publicity last February, Old Mutual Wealth (OMW) set out its WealthSelect proposition as a rival to traditional discretionary fund management services.
03 March 2015
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Industry
Old Mutual Global Investors has more than doubled its adjusted operating profit in 2014, while assets under management jumped 31%.
27 February 2015
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Platforms
Aviva head of platform Tim Orton says a D2C self-service proposition is "still on the cards" for the firm but ongoing regulatory guidance is delaying advisers' potential use of the offering.
24 February 2015
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Wealth managers
The Financial Conduct Authority has ruled out conducting a study into competition in the platform market - despite industry concerns - but is planning closer scrutiny of fund groups.
20 February 2015
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