// Direct Matters (quarterly)
Direct Matters (quarterly)
The UK's direct investment market has never moved faster, or mattered more. Direct Matters is Fundscape's quarterly deep-dive into the D2C platform sector, covering every significant player from the household names at the top of the asset table to the ETF-focused challengers snapping at their heels.
Each edition tracks assets under administration, gross and net flows, customer numbers and market share across the full competitive set – D2C platforms, online discretionary investment managers and digital wealth apps. We follow the money, but we also follow the strategy. Technology overhauls, pricing resets, brand campaigns, regulatory responses and M&A activity all get the Fundscape treatment.
The market closed 2025 with assets through the £500bn mark for the first time. Understanding what is driving that growth and who is best placed to capture it, is precisely what Direct Matters is for.
What's inside:
- Assets, gross and net flow data for all tracked platforms, with quarter-on-quarter and year-to-date benchmarks
- Individual platform profiles covering performance, proposition changes, marketing activity and strategic direction
- Intelligence on emerging players and new market entrants, strategy and technology
Direct Matters launched in Q4 2020 and has quickly established itself as the reference report for anyone with a serious interest in the direct investment market, in much the same way Fundscape's Platform Report became indispensable for the adviser market.