12 Feb Platform industry net sales figure ‘worst since 2013’
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The platform industry saw net sales of £29.7bn in 2019 – the “worst” net sales...
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12 Feb Platform net sales drop as worst results since 2013 revealed
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Platform net sales for last year amounted to only £29.7bn, as 2019 marked the worst...
14 May Platform sales fall 43 per cent in a year
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Sales across both the advised and retail platform industry fell by 43 per cent in...
12 Nov Brexit weighs on investor sentiment in third quarter
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In July the UK government finally agreed an exit strategy with the EU and the outlook began to look rosier. But as the quarter wore on, resignations and vocal criticism abounded dampening investor sentiment and sending stock markets into the red — the FTSE 100 and the FTSE All Share indices fell by 1.8% in the quarter. Download the release here.
26 Mar Platform industry highlights 2017 MK2 press release
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For stock market results reasons, we published headline figures only for the PLATORM INDUSTRY in February 2018. Now that all platforms have released their results, we can reveal the leading platforms for 2017.
14 Aug Platforms go from strength to strength
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Q217 Fundscape Platform Press Release
Download press release here. Momentum continued to build in the platform industry during the second quarter as pension freedom and ISA business drove investment. Market growth was neutral in the second quarter, but assets under administration rose by £19bn (4%) to £539bn, while gross and net sales again climbed to new highs of £34bn and £14.4bn respectively.
08 Sep Want to look clever in front of your colleagues?
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If you need fast facts at your finger tips, you've come to the right place. View the Q215 review for the fund industry and platform industry.
12 May Platforms accused of pulling the wool over assets
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Platform providers have been accused of attempting to secure inflows from advisers....
13 Aug March Budget ‘boosted Q2 platform sales to new level’
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The March Budget may have helped propel sales on investment platforms to new levels in...
07 Jul Small players will survive – bigger is not always better
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Since the birth of UK platforms in the late 1990s we have seen a steady...
07 Mar Year ends on a high for UK platform industry
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Despite the pessimism that had permeated the industry before RDR was introduced, 2013 turned out to be an extraordinary year for platforms thanks to the convergence of steadily improving markets, a marked upturn in investor sentiment and the introduction of RDR. The net effect was that platform assets grew by £98bn in 2013, rising from £196bn at the end of 2012 to £294bn in 2013 — a growth rate of 50%.
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