Drowning in the D2C value pool
Another week, another D2C platform’s details start to emerge. No names, no pack drill in deference to the journalist who’s … Continued
Disclosure despair: breaking the cycle
Today (13 May 2014) The FCA published the outcome of a thematic review into how fund charges are presented to … Continued
Trolling in the deep
So a funny thing happened to me today. Not funny ha ha, a funny peculiar sort of thing. You might … Continued
Go where the risk is
So I just had a good chat with the entirely excellent Jun at Citywire about the FSA’s concerns on single … Continued
Don’t take us for idiots
In an earlier post, I had a bit of a go in an open letter at direct-to-customer platform giant Hargreaves … Continued
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 … Continued
He Who Must Not Be Named (For Copyright Reasons) & The Curse Of The IMA Sectors
As the sprawling and increasingly desperate Franchise That Would Not Die limps towards its close, I find myself pondering the … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
Flogging meat to the vegetarians
My good friend Alsy – the finest web manager in the third sector – sent me this story and it … Continued
