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There is no right or wrong answer to whether to be independent or restricted, writes David White, head of FundsNetwork.
FundsNetwork's decision to list investment trusts later this year stole a march on its rivals. But will others follow suit? Charlotte Richards finds out.
The platform market recovered momentum in Q1 with assets under administration (AUM) growing nearly 10% on the back of rising stock markets, research has found.
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This week the lang cat’s Mark Polson takes a look at the next product in Steve Bee’s growing range – JargonFreeBenefits.
Consumer demand for online solutions increases the pressure on advisers to deliver fast, automated portfolio tools, writes head of FundsNetwork David White.
With its first tranche of annual allowance expiring, now is the time to look at the Junior ISA, says FundsNetwork's Paul Kennedy.
Skandia is launching its unbundled platform model in the fourth quarter of 2012, along with an adviser charging structure designed to accommodate different fee types.
Friends Life has inked a deal with FundsNetwork which will see the platform supply an ISA and fund range to retail customers within its heritage business.
Platform unbundling will no doubt make investment trusts more accessible – but the jury is still out on whether it will make them more popular.
Advisers have been urged to remind clients they could shelter more than £58,000 from the taxman this ISA season.
Sometimes the relationship between adviser and client does not work out – so how do platforms deal with ‘orphaned’ customers?
Trust providers still have to battle a number of misconceptions before advisers can truly understand the benefits of closed-ended structures, writes Ed Morse, head of investment trust business development at F&C Investments.
Platform-to-platform re-registration is among the very few scenarios in which advisers can continue to receive commission after this year. But, asks Will Roberts, should it be?
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