Investment distribution research
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What we do
Platforum delivers research on the retail investment distribution market in the UK and Europe. The key distribution channels covered are:
- UK Wealth Management
- UK Financial Advisers
- UK Adviser Platforms
- UK D2C (online services for self-directed investors)
- European Fund Distribution
Our research is made available through reports, analyst briefings and via bespoke projects.
How we do it
Platforum gains its valuable insights into the markets it studies through the use of in-depth interviews with the key players, carefully designed focus groups and frequent surveys of target professional and consumer markets.
You can access our findings in the ways that best suit your needs: regular reports, direct conversations with researchers and group briefings. You can buy reports on a subscription or one-off basis.
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Who would benefit from our research?
The types of companies that will benefit from our insights include:
- Asset managers
- Wealth managers
- Investment platforms
- National/network/regional advice firms
- Technology providers
- Private equity firms
- Management consultants
Some of our recent newsletters:
How investment solutions are becoming key to D2C distribution
The shift to solutions is an important theme in investment distribution and our latest UK D2C: Investment Distribution report finds evidence of flows moving in that direction. This is encouraging for the D2C services that have focused development in this direction,...
Evolving direct-to-consumer business models
The UK D2C market was upbeat over 2024 in terms of assets, flows and customer acquisition. A longer perspective reveals significant shifts in the make-up of this distribution channel. Self-directed investors have become more price sensitive. This has been led by those...
IHT strategies in the making
The pension inheritance tax changes were front of mind for many advisers in Platforum’s recent roundtable discussions. Advisers are grappling with the most significant changes to their tax planning strategies since pension freedoms. As one adviser succinctly put it,...