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

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...

Click here to view video Hot on the heels of Platforum - The Retail Investment Conference 2016, Jeremy Fawcett, Head of Direct, Platforum and Heather Hopkins, Research director, Platforum talk smart consolidation, technology and digital innovation and investment...

Click here to view video Jeremy Fawcett, Head of Direct, Platforum and Miranda Seath, Senior Researcher, Platforum discuss the headline findings from Platforum's latest report UK Fund Distribution Guide: Passives, ETFs and Smart...