Our regular round-up of the latest insights on investment distribution

The FCA had a hunch that the asset management industry might be vulnerable to charges of fat cattery and that view is confirmed today in the interim report of the Asset Management Market Study. In the subtly understated words of Andrew Bailey this morning: “This is...

Earlier this week – before I drowned myself in dark chocolate and red wine in an attempt to make sense of the world – we held a roundtable in London with platforms, asset management firms and financial advisory firms about tracker funds and ETFs. One attendee...

Following this week’s publication of our Adviser Platform Pricing Guide, we focus on what adviser platforms are charging for their services. We think that the right conditions exist for platform pricing to take a further step downwards, driven by competitive...

My wife often quips, “Your phone won’t grow old but I will!” And the fact is that we have all become addicted to our mobile phones. Nearly everyone (about 80% of the population) in Britain now owns a smartphone. 52% scramble to grab their phone within 15 minutes of...

All set for a rebate-free world? We’ll keep you in suspense Platform pricing in the UK has fallen since the RDR with a range of ramifications for companies across the value chain. This should sound a warning signal for platforms in continental Europe in the run up...

Our tenth annual conference, Platforum 2016, is now behind us. We thank attendees, sponsors, speakers and the conference chairman, Peter Mann. Many fascinating themes emerged throughout the day; I want to pick up a few. Fee pressure I raised fees in my opening...