29 Jan The platform industry in 2024
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Normal service was resumed in Q424 after the doom-laden media frenzy of Q324, which led...
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15 Nov Adviser platform net sales hit £3.1bn despite spike in lump sum withdrawals
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08 Aug No respite for the direct market in 2023
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The trading environment in the second quarter provided no respite from the headwinds that have been pummelling the direct platform market. Platforms have been helped by modest market gains, meaning the majority were able to post positive asset growth. Gross flows were a comfortable £11.4bn for the quarter, but the all-important net figure was in the doldrums at £3.9bn as investors adjusted to higher living costs and prioritised cash products.
13 Aug Investment platform assets jump in Q2
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The investment platform industry saw assets jump by 14% in the second quarter of 2020,...
13 Aug ‘Dead cat bounce’ for platforms?
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Platforms recovered most of the ground lost in the first quarter of the year with...
12 Feb Platform industry highlights 2019
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The PLATORM INDUSTRY is in extended lockdown as several public limited companies will be reporting their full-year results between now and 17th March 2020. We’re unable to provide individual platform data until the last PLC has reported its results. As a result, this is the first of two press releases for Q419 /2019 platform data.
13 Dec Hargreaves sees assets boom as Cofunds only platform to slide
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Hargreaves Lansdown has seen an 18 per cent increase in assets in the year to...
24 Apr Transact assets grow 15% against uncertain backdrop
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Transact parent company Integrafin reported its fund under direction (FUD) grew 15.7% year-on-year, despite an...
21 Mar Cofunds loses £8.5bn of assets in 2018
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The assets on the Cofunds platform fell by £8.5bn in the 2018 calendar year, making...
20 Aug Sluggish ISA sales and soft Q218 for platforms
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After significant falls in Q1, stock markets began to level out at the end of March... just in time for the last two weeks of the ISA season. By the close of Q218, the UK stock market had recovered most of its lost ground, with the FTSE 100 and FTSE All Share rebounding by 8% and performing better than most major stock markets in Q2.