by Richard Bradley | 24 January 2020 | Europe
This week has seen further consolidation in the European platform market, with Clearstream acquiring a majority stake in UBS Fondcenter. When combined with Clearstream’s Fund Desk business, the new ‘Fondcenter’ platform will be the third-largest platform in...
by Richard Bradley | 22 November 2019 | Europe
We’re seeing the initial signs of a rolling back of open architecture across Europe. Distributors are increasingly focusing on building overall ‘solutions’ rather than picking best of breed funds by asset class. They are also looking to limit the range of products...
by Richard Bradley | 25 October 2019 | Europe
Every European market is unique. Local regulations and interpretations of pan-European directives differ. Fund distribution channels differ. The mix of investments differs. The asset managers and insurance companies providing these investments differ. European...
by Richard Bradley | 23 August 2019 | Europe, UK D2C, UK Fund Distribution
Rebates have been confirmed as taxable this month, in the long-running clash between Hargreaves Lansdown and HMRC. This effectively confirms ‘superclean’ share classes are the most tax-efficient mechanism for delivering preferential rates on funds, rather than the...
by Richard Bradley | 02 August 2019 | Europe, UK Adviser Platforms
We’re seeing mergers, acquisitions and partnerships in the platform technology market across Europe and the UK. Some pretty mind-boggling numbers are being thrown around in the European platform market. Allfunds’ platform will administer half a trillion euros of...