Pace of regulatory change may slow
One of the themes to come out of the main panel discussion at the Cofunds conference is that simplicity, while the goal for investors, remains rather far away.
One of the themes to come out of the main panel discussion at the Cofunds conference is that simplicity, while the goal for investors, remains rather far away.
Chaired by Square Mile Research’s Richard Romer Lee, the expert panel will take questions on the biggest issues facing the wealth management sector.
The investment platform has appointed Paul McMahon as strategy director on an initial six-month contract.
While international business saw inflows spike, the UK division of LGIM posted net outflows.
Cofunds has appointed key consultancy teams from a wide range of backgrounds who will focus on migrating back book to explicit pricing.
Even though RDR removed the commission barrier and stamp duty on ETFs has been abolished, passive funds are not finding everything their own way despite competing on their own terms with the active giants.
Allfunds Bank has hired Bradley Lewis as head of sales and relationship management UK and Ireland.
For a business that does not give investment advice, does not design or manage portfolios, does not make asset allocation decisions and does not run any money, Cofunds has an extraordinary influence on the rest of the UK investment world.
The RDR has boosted consumer confidence and has the potential to further improve it, a survey of financial advisers has found.
The latest comment on the investment industry's consolidation has been targeted at platforms, with Deloitte suggesting a drastic reduction in the number of providers by 2018.
Matt Benson has been appointed head of operations at Cofunds, the latest in a series of new hires at the platform following the buyout by Legal & General.
Hearthstone Investments has listed its UK Residential Property Fund on the Cofunds platform ahead of an anticipated increase in demand from financial advisers for residential property investments.