Cofunds
14 May 2012
Wealth manager Ashcourt Rowan has appointed Cofunds to power its adviser platform proposition.
27 February 2012
M&G Investments is considering launching both a 0.75% and a 1% AMC share class as it positions its fund range ahead of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR).
15 February 2012
Cofunds head of commercial, Russell Lancaster, says clean share classes represent the ultimate in transparency.
14 February 2012
Many investors in the current climate would baulk at the words of Laurence Fink, chief executive officer and co-founder of BlackRock, who said investors should have 100% of their investments in equities at the moment.
29 January 2012
Brett Williams, the former head of platforms Cofunds and Skandia, has launched a private equity firm with targets including financial services groups.
27 January 2012
James Budden, marketing director at Baillie Gifford, explains the cost benefits of global growth investment trusts.
25 January 2012
The FSA will release a platform consultation paper within the next couple of months setting out draft rules on rebates and regulations for execution-only platforms, after Deloitte completed its research into the sector.
22 December 2011
The platform market has undergone permanent change this year. Regulation and, more specifically, charging rules helped carve out a new platform landscape.
14 November 2011
Cofunds has denied its backers want out after a report emerged that shareholder L&G has made an offer for the platform.
14 November 2011
L&G has made an approach for Cofunds, in which it has a 25% stake, in a deal which could value the supermarket at up to £200m, according to reports.
10 November 2011
Invesco Perpetual is to launch commission free share classes across its range by mid-2012, but will continue to pay a platform rebate.
11 October 2011
UK Equity Income has seen a sharp spike in sales, according to the latest trends on the Cofunds platform.
14 September 2011
Cofunds has today announced its new unbundled charging structure which will launch around the middle of next year alongside the bundled model. But is the supermarket offering a good deal for clients?
14 September 2011
Platform giant Cofunds has denied it is instigating a pricing war with the wraps as it rolls out an unbundled charging model.
08 September 2011
Platform giant Cofunds has asked fund groups to commit to developing commission-free share classes by November as it moves to align itself with RDR.
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