The irresistible decline of provider extranets?
Just a short post, inspired by a piece I saw recently from a platform user. His thing was that other than trading, he used very little of the reporting or client management functionality that his chosen platform bundled in (he happened to use CoFunds but it could’ve been anyone). Instead of relying on the platform […]
Where next for platform inflows?
One of the luxuries of being independent is that you can take your time to think about the stories of the day before posting. So it’s in that spirit that I’ve been chewing over the new inflow figures from the always insightful Platforum and their thoughts on why growth is flatlining (that isn’t to say […]
Where next for platform inflows?
One of the luxuries of being independent is that you can take your time to think about the stories of the day before posting. So it’s in that spirit that I’ve been chewing over the new inflow figures from the always insightful Platforum and their thoughts on why growth is flatlining (that isn’t to say […]
What can you get for £225m?
So Citywire report today that between them AXA, Standard Life and Old Mutual (the parent of Skandia) have spent £225m injecting capital into loss-making platforms. Standard lead the pack with a £116m injection to cover a £130m loss (2007-2009), AXA chipped in £47m or so to cover losses in 08/09 and Old Mutual ponied up […]
What can you get for £225m?
So Citywire report today that between them AXA, Standard Life and Old Mutual (the parent of Skandia) have spent £225m injecting capital into loss-making platforms. Standard lead the pack with a £116m injection to cover a £130m loss (2007-2009), AXA chipped in £47m or so to cover losses in 08/09 and Old Mutual ponied up […]
Blah blah rebates blah blah
Oh for the love of the big man, people, you were meant to have got this all fixed by now. But returning after a stint looking after the lang kitten, I find that we are still ripping ourselves apart on the issue of how we charge customers less for stuff. I’m in favour of preserving […]
Blah blah rebates blah blah
Oh for the love of the big man, people, you were meant to have got this all fixed by now. But returning after a stint looking after the lang kitten, I find that we are still ripping ourselves apart on the issue of how we charge customers less for stuff. I’m in favour of preserving […]
Gracious, how vexing.
A short but highly peeved post today as a result of the FSA mucking about still further on platform rebates. You can read a summary of the story on Citywire, with a fetching picture of Hugo. I’ve written before on the lunacy of the cash rebate ban on platforms. On the patented Lang Cat Scale […]
Gracious, how vexing.
A short but highly peeved post today as a result of the FSA mucking about still further on platform rebates. You can read a summary of the story on Citywire, with a fetching picture of Hugo. I’ve written before on the lunacy of the cash rebate ban on platforms. On the patented Lang Cat Scale […]
Johnny shall have a new master
See saw, Marjorie Daw, Johnny shall have a new master, He shall have but a penny a day, Because he can’t work any faster. Speaking recently at an Insurance Society of Edinburgh do at a newly-yellow-pointed-hatty Standard Life House, I had occasion to muse publicly on seesaws and their unique relevance to the UK life […]
