Platform upgrade news

How this affects you - important info 

New Terms of Business and Remuneration Policy 

As you start your new journey with the Nucleus Platform, you’ll be asked to accept our new Terms of Business and Remuneration Policy, which have been significantly streamlined.

Under our new Terms of Business, you'll now be working with Nucleus Financial Services. We'll write to you about this in the coming weeks.

Adviser charges on the Nucleus Platform

We're giving you more control. You’ll be able to request adviser charges yourself online. Plus:

No more paper invoicing

All adviser charges will now be instructed online which is much more efficient. They’ll need to be raised on the Nucleus Platform, and all settled adviser charges will normally be paid monthly using BACS.

Cash management

If insufficient cash is available to pay fees and charges, automated proportional disinvestment will take place where possible to help cover them. For income or withdrawals, you’ll be asked to specify which assets you’d like to use (this can be cash).

Client consent

To initiate or increase adviser charges, you'll need to obtain evidence of client consent (which can be done digitally).


New charging framework

  • We’ve introduced new decency limits.
  • In most cases, you’ll no longer be able to receive adviser remuneration paid directly from Investment Management (IM) accounts or any other asset manager.

Adviser models – new functionality

When managing models, advisers can use the model reporting tool to track the model against target. The Nucleus Platform has a smart new feature which allows you to set up auto rebalancing based on frequency, tolerance, or both.

User control and customisation 

Following the upgrade, on the Nucleus Platform your firm will experience self-service control.

You can designate a Master user with special account privileges to manage user access and assign roles to your team. This provides you with more control over your data and the ability to tailor access to your business needs.

The table below summarises the roles and functions. You can view the full details of the access available to each role profile on our 'User roles and access' page.

Role 1Master user - Full edit and view rights and the ability to add/amend/remove users in the adviser firm
Role 2Full edit and view rights BUT no ability to add/amend/remove users in the adviser firm
Role 3Can run reports available on adviser portal, can add/amend/remove users in the adviser firm with everything else read only
Role 4Edit and view rights in the adviser portal for everything but cannot trade, set up new benefit events or write new business (but can illustrate for new business) and cannot add/amend/remove users in the adviser firm
Role 5Read only rights with ability to run reports available on the adviser portal
Role 6Edit and view rights in the adviser portal for everything but cannot trade and cannot add/amend/remove users in the adviser firm

Setting your firm up on the Nucleus Platform 

We’ll set up your adviser firm records based on our understanding of your company structure. Please tell us about any specific setup requirements through our sales operation team.


Adviser back-office integrations 

Following the upgrade, a new Nucleus Platform data feed will sit alongside the existing Nucleus Wrap and James Hay data feeds.

We've collaborated with back-office software providers to ensure continuity of data flow once the upgrade is complete. 

We’ll provide specific guidance for each provider here shortly. 

If you’ve any specific questions, please contact your provider directly.

Data relating to Partnership SIPP products will continue to be available through the James Hay data feed and the Nucleus Wrap data feed will remain unchanged.


We're here to help

Your success is our priority. If you've further questions, please don't hesitate to contact your Business Development Manager.

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