Funds

Fidelity FundsNetwork has told advisers it has no plans to switch off trail commission before the 2016 deadline.

Skandia is to allow advisers to take trail commission until the April 2016 deadline, putting it on a collision course with rival platforms intending to bulk switch clients as early as next month.

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J.P. Morgan Asset Management is seeking to raise £100m for the launch of an as-yet-unnamed trust investing in senior structured loans.

Novia's ongoing arrangement to build and administer Aegon's platform netted the group's subsidiary £1m in 2012, the latest results have revealed.

UBS Global Asset Management has reduced the charges across its exchange traded funds (ETFs) range, as pricing pressures on ETFs escalate.

Nomura's Brett Olson has joined iShares in the newly-created position of head of fixed income for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

Advisers and consumers should ask ‘critical questions' about whether the experience of using platforms justifies the additional costs and complexities involved, according to Bruce Moss, founder and strategy director at eValue.

Wrap platform Novia has said it will no longer accept cash rebates on new or legacy business from April 2014.

The number of funds on Hargreaves Lansdown's Wealth 150 list has fallen below 100 for the first time after the removal of two more offerings.