Cofunds

Small print: Why the 
FSA’s legacy assets paper 
needs urgent attention

Professional Adviser | 02 Feb 2012 | 08:00

In response to an FSA consultation paper on the post-RDR treatment of legacy assets, Cofunds’ managing director of operational services, Stephen Mohan, fears the regulator’s failure to issue new rules may harm consumers.

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Ex-Cofunds chief launches private equity venture

Brett Williams, the former head of platforms Cofunds and Skandia, has launched a private equity firm with targets including financial services groups.

IFAonline | 30 Jan 2012 | 07:25
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Cofunds links with Barclays in stock trading venture

Cofunds has appointed Barclays Stockbrokers as exclusive provider of its new stock trading service.

IFAonline | 20 Jan 2012 | 07:40

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Calm down, calm down: Platform row heats up

As supermarkets and wraps engage in ideological warfare ahead of what promises to be a challenging year, Ascentric issues a plea for unity…

Professional Adviser | 19 Jan 2012 | 08:00
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Advisers give cautious welcome to commission comparison tool

Advisers have given a cautious welcome to a new tool claiming to reveal and compare the amount of commission consumers are currently paying through their investments.

IFAonline | 18 Jan 2012 | 07:30
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Execution-only clients flock to bonds

Bond funds enjoyed a surge in popularity among execution-only clients in the final quarter of last year, according to platform Cofunds' latest sales figures.

IFAonline | 17 Jan 2012 | 17:30
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FundsNetwork builds 'no advice' option to counter legacy confusion

Platform FundsNetwork is developing functionality to allow advisers to declare whether or not their post-RDR activities constitute “advice” in a bid to clear up ambiguities surrounding legacy commission.

IFAonline | 16 Jan 2012 | 14:30
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Cofunds: Strategic bond sales soared in December

Strategic bond sales soared in December as equity funds suffered a poor end to the year, according to the latest figures from platform Cofunds.

IFAonline | 11 Jan 2012 | 10:05
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Ascentric's Thorman: Sparring platforms must unite

Ascentric chief Hugo Thorman has called on the platform community to adopt a “unified voice” amid an escalating row between fund supermarket and wrap propositions.

IFAonline | 10 Jan 2012 | 13:45
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Why things will never be the same for platforms

The platform market has undergone permanent change this year. Regulation and, more specifically, charging rules helped carve out a new platform landscape.

IFAonline | 21 Dec 2011 | 10:15
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Supermarkets face year of reckoning, say wraps

Next year will be a decisive year for fund supermarkets as they look to make the “huge transition” to the unbundled world, say wrap platforms.

IFAonline | 21 Dec 2011 | 08:50
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Cofunds and Vestra ink custodian deal

Vestra Wealth has appointed Cofunds as its fund custodian in a deal which will see the wealth management partnership entrust over £600m in assets.

IFAonline | 22 Nov 2011 | 12:53
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Ten of this week's best-read stories...

IFAonline | 18 Nov 2011 | 15:05

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