Terms and Conditions 

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Introduction

The use of this website is subject to the following Terms and Conditions. By accessing this website you agree to be bound by the Terms and Conditions set out below.

These terms-of-use are a legal agreement between us and describe the terms and conditions applicable to your use of our website and the services we offer. You must read, agree with and accept all of the terms and conditions contained in this agreement and our Privacy Policy.

This agreement includes those terms and conditions expressly set out below and those incorporated by reference. We strongly recommend that you also access and read any other information contained on other pages or websites referred to in this notice, as they may contain further terms and conditions that apply to you. Please also refer to our Privacy Policy.

Complaints Procedure

We aim to satisfy the requirements of all of our customers as efficiently as we can, but we do realise that at times things may go wrong. When they do we will put them right as soon as possible. If you have a complaint please contact us.

Trademarks / Copyrights / Restrictions

This website and all materials on it, including, but not limited to, images, are the sole property of Ascentric and are protected from unauthorised copying and dissemination by copyrights law, trademark law. You may not reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, or distribute in any way whatsoever any materials from www.ascentric.co.uk without the prior written permission of Ascentric.

Acceptable Use

You acknowledge that you are responsible for all communications sent via or to this website and agree your use of this website for proper and lawful purposes only.

You agree not to:

  • Damage, delay, interrupt or impair the use of this website or its software;
  • Cause any illegal, offensive, defamatory material to be placed on or associated with this website;
  • Be in breach of any copyright, trade mark, privacy, confidence, or any other third party right; or
  • Cause any inconvenience to its employees, servants, agents, software and other suppliers or any other third party (including, without limitation, creating or procuring software viruses, chain letters, unsolicited communications and 'spam').

 In the event that you breach any of these Terms and Conditions, you will indemnify and keep indemnified Ascentric, employees, servants, agents, professional advisors, suppliers and affiliates from time-to-time against all damages, losses, claims, costs, charges, awards, orders, judgments and other liabilities suffered or threatened as a result of a breach of these conditions.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold us and our affiliates and agents and their respective officers, directors and employees harmless from any claim or demand, including legal fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your breach of this agreement or your violation of any law or rights of a third party.

Termination and Suspension

We may immediately issue a warning and deny your access to all or part of the website or refuse to provide our services to you without notice if:

  • You are in breach of any part of this agreement.
  • We cannot, for any reason, verify or authenticate any information you provide to us.
  • We believe that your actions may cause legal liability for us, you, or any other user.

General  

These Terms and Conditions set forth the entire understanding and agreement between us.

We may amend these Terms and Conditions at any time by posting an amended agreement on our website. Any amended Terms and Conditions will govern new user registrations from the date that it is posted and existing users will be bound by the amended agreement after the expiry of 14 days following the date of posting.

Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall create or be construed to imply any agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or franchisor-franchisee relationship between you and us. Headings are for reference purposes only and in no way define, limit, construe or describe the scope or extent of such section.

If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck out and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

You cannot assign this agreement but we may assign it at our sole discretion.

Our failure to act with respect to a breach by you or others shall not be considered as a waiver of our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches. Any person who is not a party to this agreement has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of this agreement. This does not affect any right or remedy generally available to such a third party in law or otherwise.

Governing Law

These Terms and Conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with English law and you agree that the English courts will have exclusive jurisdiction for any dispute under this agreement.

The laws of your country may be different from English law and there may be additional legal requirements for you to use our website or services. You must comply with all applicable local and international laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations regarding your use of our website and services.

We cannot monitor the laws of every country and it is your responsibility to ensure that your use of our website and services is legal.


All the latest Ascentric news

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    Ascentric's assets near £6bn as inflows soar in 2013

    Wrap platform Ascentric has enjoyed its best ever quarter with record inflows pushing assets under administration to nearly £6 billion

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  • IFAOnline - 23/04/2013

    Ascentric predicts re-registration ‘chaos’........

    Ascentric has become one of the first platforms to explicitly rule out lobbying for super-clean share classes.

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  • FTAdviser - 24/03/13

    Carmignac lists 10 funds on Ascentric

    French fund giant Carmignac Gestion has listed 10 funds on the Ascentric platform as it continues its push into the UK market.

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  • IFA Magazine 26/03/13

    Ascentric launches post-RDR guide

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  • Citywire - 26/03/2013

    City Asset Management launches models on Ascentric

    Discretionary fund manager City Asset Management has launched a range of model portfolios on platform for the first time.....

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  • FTAdviser - 18/03/2013

    Adviser confidence surges as sector gets to grip.....

    Increasing client base and maintaining revenues chief concerns among surveyed advisers.

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  • FTAdviser - 20/02/2013

    Ascentric AUA jumps 27% as advisers flock to platform

    Independent wrap platform sees new arrivals more than double in 2012, pushing its AUA past £5bn.

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  • FT Adviser - 07/12/12

    Ascentric and IFDL hit £5bn AUM

    Independent wrap platform Ascentric and institutional arm IFDL have surpassed £5bn in assets under management, representing a 36 per cent increase since the beginning of 2012.

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  • MoneyMarketing - 30/11

    Ascentric teams with law firm to offer legal products

    Royal London-owned wrap Ascentric has partnered with Lex Futura to offer legal products through its platform aimed at protecting clients from incapacity and intestacy.

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  • MoneyMarketing - 20/11

    IFDL to power SimplyBiz's Verbatim platform

    SimplyBiz has chosen Investment Funds Direct Limited to power its Verbatim Product Centre platform.

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  • MoneyMarketing 9/11/12

    Ascentric Appoints Development Managers

    Ascentric has appointed HSBC regional IFA sales manager Matt Nelson as business development manager and Russell Investments regional director Lester

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  • MoneyMarketing 17/10

    Ascentric appoints proposition heads

    Ascentric has appointed Investment Funds Direct Limited head of client services Philip Gilder as head of proposition delivery and HSBC senior proposition development manager Jason Owen as head of propositions development.

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  • Citywire - 08/10/12

    Ascentric looks to avoid adviser charging tax pitfall

    Ascentric is looking into allowing clients to pay adviser charging for investment bonds through a general investment account on its wrap platform

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  • FT Adviser - 01/10/12

    Ascentric to turn off commission on legacy sales....

    Client approval will be needed for all charges, including changes to an existing arrangement.

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  • FT Adviser - 23/07/12

    Ascentric adds London to RDR-ready workshop

    The workshops, entitled ‘transitioning your business’, have proved a big success, according to Mr Morrow. The new workshop will be held in London on 24 July and will last three and a half hours.

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  • MoneyMarketing 29/6/12

    Ascentric: No logic to the cash rebate ban

    Ascentric chief executive Hugo Thorman argues the FSA is wrong to impose a ban on cash rebates.

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  • FT Adviser - 20/06/12

    Ascentric workshop series focus on RDR

    Independent wrap platform Ascentric has set up a series of half-day workshops for firms working towards being fully retail distribution review-ready

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  • FT Adviser - 31/05/12

    Ascentric speaks out on FSA outsourcing paper

    Platform voices its understanding of FSA’s guidance consultation on outsourced investment solutions.

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  • Citywire - 14/05/2012

    Ascentric launches offshore bond

    Wrap platform Ascentric has launched its own offshore bond, to be administered by Royal London 360°

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  • Citywire - 29/03/12

    Ascentric boosts Royal London results

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  • IFAOnline - 24/03/2012

    Ascentric to hold adviser open days

    Platform Ascentric is to hold a series of open days for advisers to help them better understand the service.

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  • IFAOnline - 19/03/12

    Barclays launches model portfolios on Ascentric

    Barclays wealth and investment management business has launched a range of five risk-rated model portfolios

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  • IFAonline - 14/03/2012

    Ascentric assets top £4bn for first time

    Ascentric has broken the £4bn assets under administration (AUA) barrier as the Royal London-owned wrap nears 12 months of sustained profitability.

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  • IFAonline - 2/03/12

    Ascentric establishes IFA focus groups

    Ascentric is establishing a series of IFA focus groups to provide it with feedback on propositional and service developments. Read more: http://ww

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  • IFAonline - 7/02/12

    Ascentric welcomes 230 adviser firms as sales rise 8%

    Ascentric saw net new assets rise 8% in 2011 after 226 extra adviser firms signed up to the Royal London-owned Wrap.

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  • MoneyMarketing 9/01/12

    Ascentric appoints sales and marketing director

    Ascentric has appointed Mike Morrow as sales and marketing director.

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Awards

Adviser Service Award 2012
Open Architecture Award 2012

Announcements

  • 22/05/2013

    Press Release

    A record Q1 helps Ascentric and IFDL exceed £6bn AUA

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  • 24/03/2013

    Press Release

    Over 40% of funds on Ascentric already have clean share classes

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  • 26/03/2013

    Getting fit for a post-RDR world

    Find out how to order your copy of our new guide

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  • 18/03/2013

    Press Release

    Adviser confidence grows post-RDR

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  • 22/02/2013

    Press Release

    Focus on new technology vital for platforms as Ascentric assets grow

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  • 20/02/2013

    Press Release

    Ascentric and IFDL deliver strong growth in 2012

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