Our regular round-up of the latest insights on investment distribution
MPS Pricing – a race to the bottom?
Managed portfolio services (MPS) on adviser platforms are one of the fastest growing segments of the market. Some of the strongest growth for wealth managers has come from MPS distributed through financial advisers. In 2020, platform MPS grew much faster than...
Converting D2C gamblers into investors
The UK D2C investing market has seen a rapid influx of new investors since the start of the pandemic. Many of this group have been short-term speculators, trying to earn a quick return in volatile markets. First-time investors often associate investing with...
New competition in the digital investing market
There has been a spike in trading activity by self-directed investors over the last 15 months and we’ve seen the arrival of a new cohort of first-time investors who are attracted to some of the higher risk options. US tech stocks, cryptocurrency and CFDs have all...
Wealth management distribution – at what cost?
Price pressure in the UK wealth management market continues to intensify. LGIM’s launch of a model portfolio service (MPS) at 5bps last week sets a new benchmark for low-cost portfolio management. MPS providers who charge 30bps or more are starting to look very...
Planning beyond risk tolerance
The use of third-party risk profiling tools continues to be widespread, with nearly 80% of financial advisers telling us at that they use a risk profiling tool from a third-party provider. But many advisers seem to be reducing their reliance on these tools to build...
Rethinking client money
Client money rules are potentially the most frightening for firms and can involve really substantial fines. However, custody arrangements at platforms and wealth managers have often evolved organically, especially where firms have grown through mergers or...