// Adviser platforms
13 Aug 2020 PLATFORMS RETURN TO FORM (DEAD CAT BOUNCE OR ROAD TO RECOVERY?) – Platform press release Q220
The FTSE All Share index is down 19% for the year to date, but the broader MSCI World rebounded and is down just 6%. The platform industry followed its cue, assets jumping by 14% this quarter and recovering most of the ground lost in Q1. To download the full press release click here.
14 May 2020 THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM – Platform press release Q120
A high viral load sent stock markets around the world into shock in March. As a result, there was a collective contraction in platform assets of £78bn to £633bn, an 11% drop, although this was considerably better than the ~ 25% fall suffered by stock markets worldwide. Download the full press release here.
16 Mar 2020 Leading platforms in 2019
This is the second press release on the platform industry in 2019. The February press release covered platform industry highlights for 2019. this press release is about individual platform performance. Download the full press release here.
13 Nov 2019 Platform sales slump in summer of uncertainty
Stock markets yoyoed and closed the third quarterly in roughly the same place as they started thanks to geopolitical concerns at home and abroad. In the UK, the third quarter kicked off with the appointment of hardline Brexiteer, Boris Johnson, as party leader and Prime Minister. His pledge to leave the EU on 31 October provoked fears of a no‐deal Brexit. At the same time, the global economy was beginning to slow and the US-China trade war added to uncertainty.
21 Aug 2019 Lord Digby Jones at PA360 North
The former minister of state for trade & investment Lord Digby Jones will present the closing keynote at PA360 North...
12 May 2017 Record-breaking start to the year for platforms
It was a cracking start to the year for the platforms industry with several new highs. Assets under administration rose by £31bn (6%) to £520bn, smashing through the £500bn ceiling, while gross and net sales set new records of £29bn and £13.3bn respectively. This was in marked contrast to the start of 2016 when economic factors and Brexit fears led investors to stay away from investments.SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER
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