Nucleus Financial

A platform can be for life not just retirement

Professional Adviser | 09 Feb 2012 | 08:00

With the average cost to an IFA for moving clients between platforms at £1,000, it makes sense to get clients in the right proposition from the start, writes Terry Huddart, technical communications manager at Nucleus.

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FSA cautions on platform shareholdings

The FSA has warned advisers about “conflicts of interest” arising from holding shares in platforms.

IFAonline | 07 Feb 2012 | 15:00
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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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Paradigm to launch corporate wrap

Adviser group Paradigm is set to launch a standalone corporate wrap next week.

IFAonline | 18 Jan 2012 | 15:40
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This week's Movers & Shakers

Who moved where in another busy week in financial services?

IFAonline | 18 Jan 2012 | 13:10
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You know this is a digital revolution, right?

Nucleus technical communications manager Terry Huddart had never heard of a ‘smartphone’ ten years ago. How times have changed...

Professional Adviser | 12 Jan 2012 | 08:00
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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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Will 2012 see the return of 'vapourware'?

Another year draws to a close and, amid the hideous market turmoil and the ongoing lack of regulatory clarity, the platform sector seems set to post some impressive numbers.

IFAonline | 15 Dec 2011 | 17:10
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Pension providers fail to serve existing customers - Defaqto

Personal pension providers are failing to properly run existing business, according to research company Defaqto.

IFAonline | 05 Dec 2011 | 07:52
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Wraps defend Hargreaves tracker plans

Wrap platforms have defended Hargreaves Lansdown’s plans to charge a flat fee of up to £2 per month for tracker funds, saying the move is one of commercial necessity.

IFAonline | 22 Nov 2011 | 13:13
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Six ways your platform will change under RDR

Nucleus technical communications manager Terry Huddart explains how the platform industry is preparing for the new regulatory landscape

Professional Adviser | 10 Nov 2011 | 08:00
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Nucleus and Standard Life revealed as IFAs’ primary platforms

IFAs favour Nucleus and Standard Life as their main platforms of choice, research from the Platforum suggests.

IFAonline | 08 Nov 2011 | 15:30

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