Fund platform
24 May 2012
Barclays has launched a platform which will allow wealth managers to trade stocks, ETFs and other assets themselves.
26 April 2012
Adviser firm Dennehy Weller & Co has launched a research-based fund platform for self-directed investors.
02 April 2012
Fidelity FundsNetwork has become the first supermarket to launch an unbundled pricing model.
16 February 2012
Terry Smith, the City veteran and founder of low cost fund management group Fundsmith, has attacked platforms in the UK for adding to the overall cost of investing in funds.
09 February 2012
The Tax Incentivised Savings Association (TISA) has completed the initial stages of its platform re-registration project, and a contract club will now have responsibility for delivering electronic transfers.
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.
16 December 2011
The FSA’s understanding of the platform industry has again been called into question after it sent an “odd” questionnaire to operators quizzing them on their relationship with fund managers.
22 November 2011
The FSA has deployed the services of Big Four accountancy firm Deloitte to quiz platforms about its proposed ban on fund manager and cash rebates.
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
Fidelity FundsNetwork is launching a new third party discretionary management service for advisers.
16 September 2011
Skandia is in talks with fund managers about retaining rebates in its pricing structure after unveiling details of its unbundled pricing model due out in the second half of next year.
24 August 2011
Advisers have rushed to income-generating funds amid recent market turbulence, according to FundsNetwork sales figures.
01 August 2011
Fidelity’s Gary Shaughnessy has criticised the FSA for delaying its decision on a proposed cash rebate ban in today's 'underwhelming' platform paper.
29 July 2011
The platform policy paper will be published on Monday, the FSA said today.
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