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News 24 Apr 18
Faulty Aviva platform sends advisers false 10% drop warning
Aviva has been forced to issue another apology to advisers after they were wrongly sent a notification that the value of their clients’ portfolios had dropped by more than 10%.
News 19 Apr 18
Aviva sorry for platform troubles as adviser pulls clients
Aviva has apologised for its platform, which has been a source of ongoing frustration for advisers since it was updated three months ago.
IFA network partners with The Lang Cat on platform appraisals
Financial services consultancy The Lang Cat has been commissioned by IFA network Sense to provide its members with proposition details and due diligence support for when they are selecting a platform.
News 27 Mar 18
Momentum Wealth and Provisca part company
Guernsey-based platform Momentum Wealth International is bringing its marketing and distribution back in-house and has ended its contract with Provisca, which had been providing these services.
Gallery 22 Mar 18
Three insights into unsettling pension freedoms data
The Financial Conduct Authority has released figures on pension freedoms that product providers have described as “concerning” and “do not make for comfortable reading”. International Adviser spoke to industry experts to get their thoughts on the data.
Malta endorses EU tax crackdown
Malta has backed EU regulation that will crackdown on aggressive tax planning, a move the jurisdiction’s finance minister hopes will quash criticism about its tax practices.
Allfunds debuts tax advantaged ETF transfer platform in Spain
Allfunds Bank, the European headquartered open architecture platform, is to offer a trading facility to enable investors in Spain to transfer between ETFs and mutual funds without incurring any capital gains tax.
News 16 Mar 18
The Lang Cat: 90% of platform assets at risk
Approximately 90% of the £519bn ($724bn, €587bn) assets held on adviser platforms are at risk of disruption from a major business change, according to The Lang Cat.
News 15 Mar 18
Old Mutual Wealth ready to list as profit soars 40%
Old Mutual Wealth is now ready to list as Quilter, with its annual results showing the company’s pre-tax profits rose by 40% in 2017, driven by “unusually high” performance fees.
Best Practice | News 5 Mar 18
Asset managers pay £34m compensation for closet trackers
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has ordered asset managers to pay investors £34m (€38m, $46.9m) in compensation after overcharging for “closet tracker” funds, in a move described as “hugely positive” for investors.
