Tough 2022 takes toll on advisers’ bottom line
As 85% worry about rising operating costs
The Lang Cat
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Torrid Q3 sends platform investors ‘running for the hills’
Assets continue to slide as net sales hit lows not seen in over a decade
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Platform assets suffer fall as UK teeters towards recession
Providers set to move ‘into markets they’ve not been in before to help alleviate the pressure’
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Brits suffer £48bn retirement income deficit every year
Lang Cat calls on industry to improve regulation around equity release to fix the issue
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Total and adviser platform assets suffer Q1 2022 drop
Rising living costs expected to impact the industry throughout the year
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Advice sector ‘doesn’t think one way about anything’
As 76% of firms say they are happy with their current level of organic growth
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‘Disruption for advisers’: The outlook for platforms in 2022
From M&A to tech integration, investment platform professionals give their views on the year ahead
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Advice firms reveal investment platform ownership aspirations
But it is not for the ‘feint hearted’
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How long until platform market hits £1trn AUA?
Three scenarios set out likely trajectory of inflows in a post-covid world
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Cheaper pension charges to make drawdown ‘more sustainable’
‘Small changes – just a fraction of 1% – can make a real difference’
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‘Confusing’ ESG terms hinder selection process, advisers say
This makes it ‘torturously difficult’ for them to make an ‘informed comparison’
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Fidelity not out to eat advisers’ lunch with wealth mgmt push
Roll out of financial advice venture raises questions about the firm’s role in the UK