Platforms
Clients nearing retirement should ‘avoid insurance bonds’
People who are within five years of taking a pension should not be investing via non-income producing assets such as insurance bonds and wrappers or structured notes, according to OpesFidelio’s Chris Lean.
Advisory firm targets affluent Singaporeans with expansion
Crossbridge Capital has unveiled what it describes as a “significant expansion” of its digital wealth and management offerings for affluent investors in Singapore.
Nutmeg ordered to pay ex-client for ‘irritating’ mistakes
The Financial Ombudsman Service has ordered Nutmeg to pay a former client for “numerous mistakes” surrounding direct debits on his pension plan that were likely to cause irritation.
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%.
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.