by Heather Hopkins | 10 March 2017 | Archive
Despite the Budget and subsequent rumblings, the proposed Standard Life and Aberdeen marriage is the defining news of the week. ‘SLAberdeen,’ as the potential tie-up between Standard Life and Aberdeen is being called for now, would be the third largest UK asset...
by Miranda Seath | 03 March 2017 | Archive
Why don’t advisers recommend investment trusts to their clients? The gross sales data on platform sales suggest that flows into these closed ended vehicles have failed to motor since the RDR. For the forthcoming Platforum report UK Fund Distribution: Investment...
by Miranda Seath | 24 February 2017 | Archive
This quarter assets on adviser platforms grew by over 5%, beating the growth of the FTSE All share, which grew by 3.1% over the same period. Year-on-year growth for adviser platform assets went north of 20%, a whopping increase. Market performance is an important...
by Rodolfo Crespo | 23 February 2017 | Archive
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by Miranda Seath | 17 February 2017 | Archive
We were cheered to see that the Treasury has announced that from April 2017, consumers will be able to access up to £1,500 from their pension pot to spend on financial advice. Savers will be allowed to use the cash on up to three occasions in £500 chunks. Retirement...
by Heather Hopkins | 10 February 2017 | Archive
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