Challenger tanks on the investment lawn

Challengers are moving into the online investing arena. Revolut has started rolling out ‘zero-commission’ stock trading, Robinhood has received approval from the FCA to expand its services to the UK, while Freetrade has the first-mover advantage in the UK and is now...

How do DIY investors select investments?

Investors can be snow-blinded by the thousands of investments available to them. In recent Platforum research we looked at the sources of information investors use to help them make decisions, whether that be news articles, investment platforms’ own guidance...

A Valentine’s Day KISS from AJ Bell

Yesterday, AJ Bell Youinvest announced a cut on its multi-asset funds to 0.35%. The steady growth of its passive fund range has allowed it to slash the OCF, passing on savings to investors. The recent FCA asset management market study highlighted that investors often...