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

Some people will be relieved to see Nutmeg announcing a £9m loss, but we think that this masks some important pointers for financial advisers. Nutmeg had good revenue growth through 2015 and is rumoured to be close to the £500m AUM mark today. If it can contain its...

Platform pricing models can be complicated at best to understand. From tiered pricing structures, to ‘pay what you see’ models and the slightly more elusive flat rate fees, everyone has a different idea on what they should be charging and how they should be doing...

We all get swept away at awards dinners and are more likely to remember who won than why. Given that even The Great British Bake Off has a post-match analysis programme (An Extra Slice), perhaps we need one for industry awards. With this in mind, the Platforum...

Some Bank of England officials know that they can retire on their 60th birthday with a pension income touching £100k. Not the case for most of us. Do you know when you will retire? Do you expect to work into retirement? Do you know what income you will have in...

Adviser platform assets reached £378bn at the end of Q2 and our latest UK Adviser Guide, published this week, details a sector with as many moving part as ever. We’re seeing the impact of the pension freedoms driving new assets onto platform which is making up 77%...

At Platforum, we are often asked whether we believe assets on retail adviser platforms will continue to grow. The simple answer is “yes”. The most important reason is rising stock market prices. But some people tell us that they suspect that the proportion of...