Platform industry breaks through £1.4trn assets. Picture by SpaceX.

An AI bounce and an easing in the US-Israeli war on Iran took the heat out of oil prices and…

Rallying markets and record flows propel D2C assets to new highs in Q226

Equity markets staged a powerful recovery in the second quarter, boosted by soaring AI investment, a sharp drop in oil…

Fundscape publishes Platform Leaders, Laggards, Leapfroggers and Lynchpins – an annual review of every platform of meaningful size in the…

Robust platform flows despite turmoil in Q1.

The first quarter, and the run-up to tax year-end, usually sets the tone for the rest of the year. Although…

D2C platforms are advertising on TV and radio.

The first quarter of 2026 was never going to be easy. Trump’s theatrics rattled global markets and tensions in the…

Platform industry sets new records in 2025.

The platform industry finished 2025 with a record year. Assets surged past £1.3trn – the largest annual increase in Fundscape…

The platform industry was a game of two halves

The platform industry hit record after record in 2025. Stellar stock markets powered assets past £1.3trn – the largest single-year…

A Santa rally took D2C assets to £500bn

The UK D2C market closed 2025 having reached a major milestone, with assets hitting £500bn. A December Santa Rally helped…

Markets and platform assets hit new highs

Markets and therefore assets hit record levels in Q3 at nearly £1.3tn (£756bn for adviser platforms), supported by buoyant tech…

Despite the Labour government’s economic doom and gloom and Trump’s histrionics, UK investors took the third quarter in their stride,…

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