Platform development results in loss for Axa

Axa Portfolio Services (APS) has posted a pre-tax loss for the second year running, citing investment in the development of the Axa Elevate platform as a key contributing factor.

Platform development results in loss for Axa

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The company posted a pre-tax loss of £30m, an improvement on the £33.5m reported last year.

Operating expenses fell 7% over the year to £41m from £44.4m in 2011, while turnover increased 33% to £21.9m from £16.5m.

The company is the parent of Axa’s direct platform, Axa Self Investor, and administrates Axa’s pension schemes and Isas.

In a statement the firm said: “During 2012, APS invested in excess of £12m in platform development and enhancements including the launch of the Axa Self Investor platform. The Elevate platform was also enhanced to meet a number of legal and regulatory changes including developments required by the RDR.”

This week Axa Investment Managers revealed it was to invest £10bn in infrastucture debt

 

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