Allfunds has become Europe’s largest mutual fund platform, overtaking UBS, according to the latest annual edition of The Platforum “European Platforms and Open Architecture 2015 Guide”.
Platforum also revealed today that Allfunds has been recognised by asset managers for having the best potential for supporting their distribution strategies.
Platforum also suggested that the winners from upcoming MiFID II European fund regulations will be those platforms who not only provide excellent technical services for fund administration but also help asset managers with fund selection; a wide range of supportive management information and offer support in commercial negotiations – three elements in which Allfunds has strength in depth.
As the largest provider of mutual funds Allfunds believes it has become the irrefutable leader in ‘open architecture’ – the industry model which offers asset managers the opportunity distribute their funds more widely while offering financial advisers and their end clients a far greater level of choice than from proprietary platforms.
Allfunds focus on open architecture is complemented by the provision of independent research of the mutual funds it has on its platform – an area Platforum suggests will become ever more important with MiFID II. Unlike some research providers, Allfunds does not operate the ‘pay to play’ research model – which allows the largest and most financially strong fund groups to dominate its research agenda. Rather Allfunds seeks to fund its research activities from its adviser clients who aim to provide the widest range of fund choices for their clients.
Commenting on the Platforum’s findings, Allfunds Bank CEO Juan Alcaraz said, “It has taken 15 years from the foundation of Allfunds to get to the leading position in Europe. That has only been achieved because we have relentlessly pursued our belief in consumer choice through our open architecture model and by focusing solely on providing a robust business to business service to institutional clients in the financial advisory sector. Our approach to open architecture is complemented by our desire to offer information and independent research to our clients with a view of offering as wide a range of choice as possible.”
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