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Brett Williams, the former head of platforms Cofunds and Skandia, has launched a private equity firm with targets including financial services groups.
Last year may have been a bumpy ride for investors but, says Skandia Investment Group’s Ryan Hughes, it is important to learn lessons from a volatile journey.
City Asset Management (CAM) has launched its unitised discretionary portfolio offering on the Skandia platform.
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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.
SIPP investors who have the vast majority of their assets held in Unit Trusts or OEICs may be better off using a platform pension due to cost, says Skandia.
Ashcourt Rowan has appointed Jim Roberts, founder of Skandia Investment Management, to the board as a non-executive director.
Wrap platforms could see their business models “severely challenged” in 2012 as the proposed ban on platform rebates takes centre stage, said Skandia.
The platform market has undergone permanent change this year. Regulation and, more specifically, charging rules helped carve out a new platform landscape.
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