08 Aug Platform sales hit record high in second quarter
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08 Aug Platform assets rise by £14bn in second quarter
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Total platform assets under management rose by £14bn in the second quarter of 2014 to...
21 May Time poor? Our industry reviews will help
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We want to help not hinder... so de-stress and look clever with our 60-second reviews for the fund and platform industry.
15 May Robust start to the year for platforms in Q1
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Owing to geopolitical uncertainty, the first quarter of 2014 was more volatile for investment growth, but platforms swam against the tide thanks to strong sales. In the first three months of the year, the stock market contracted by 3%. Platforms are inevitably affected by market movements, but instead of shrinking, total platform assets actually increased by 3.3% to £304bn over the quarter.
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07 Mar Too much to do, and too little time?
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Our little 60-second reviews provide useful snippets of information that are easy to recall. Click on platforms or funds to download.
22 Nov Vertical integration
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Last week we published the quarterly Platform Report, which attracted much attention. Total industry assets now stand at £267bn, and although it was the quietest quarter of the year, gross and net flows were pretty robust at £17bn and £8.9bn. (Download press release here and 60-second reviews here).
19 Nov 60 second reviews for the third quarter
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Executives need to understand the quarter's key trends quickly. Download the platform review here and the fund industry review here.
07 Nov A sizzling summer for the platform industry – third quarter update
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The summer period is usually one of the quieter quarters of the year, but an improving economic outlook and the ongoing effect of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) led to a bumper quarter for platforms. Total platform assets under administration were £267bn, up 7% in the second quarter, and comfortably ahead of FTSE All-Share growth of 5%.
22 Aug What happened in Q2 of 2013?
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Our 60-second reviews are designed to provide industry professionals with succinct information on the quarter's trends. For fund industry trends click here, and platform trends are available here.
26 Mar L&G acquires Cofunds
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After months, if not years of rumour, L&G has finally acquired the Cofunds platform. The insurance company was one of six shareholders that first came together to challenge Fidelity in the supermarket world more than 12 years ago. Since then, Cofunds has grown to assets of more than £50bn and is the leading platform in the market by AUA. It grew and became part of the established platform industry, losing its newcomer, cutting-edge status in the process. Which may well be why the other five stakeholders were willing to sell to L&G — that and the fact that running a platform business is very expensive.
13 Feb The 60 second Q412 platform review
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Fundscape has just published its 60 second review for platforms — easily digestible information for the busy executive. Click here to download.
25 Nov Sixty second reviews for the third quarter
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Do you need to stay abreast of key facts and figures in the fund and platform worlds? Our 60-second reviews help you do just that. Click on the links below to download the PDFs.
60 second fund industry review.
60 second platform industry review.