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Skandia has set out its unbundled charging structure, claiming it will result in a 0.37% platform charge for its typical customer.

Total assets on Axa's platform proposition Elevate grew by 49% to £4.3bn over the last year.

Aviva Investors has sold its SRI funds business to Alliance Trust Investments in a £1m deal.

Jupiter chief executive Edward Bonham Carter has said the significant disruption facing platform business models in the run-up to RDR will lead to consolidation in the space.

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Investments in railway bonds and tea companies were just two of the many positions established by the Scottish investment trust company in the first year of its existence.

The gearing and mid/small cap bias of Anthony Bolton's Fidelity China Special Situations trust have raised questions over its suitability for retail investors, Winterflood Securities has said.

Moody's has said new ESMA guidelines on ETF stock lending are "credit negative" for asset managers and will hit profitability - but will also spark an uptick in investor interest.

The publication of John Kay's government-backed review into UK equity markets earlier this week has brought the issue of short-termism back into the spotlight.