What’s neo in UK D2C?

As the UK D2C market approaches £500bn, the incumbents are still dominant but the shape of the market is changing. Direct platforms still manage the lion’s share of assets, according to Platforum’s UK D2C: Market Overview, published this week. Hargreaves Lansdown...

Online investing star performers

Providing good online experience for investors is challenging. Managing ongoing relationships is more complicated than providing transactional services. Our annual investor experience research finds some areas of improvement and picks out the Platforum Online...

Positive underlying trends in the D2C market

The D2C market has been on a rollercoaster ride with the explosion of personal investing in the pandemic, followed by a decline in asset prices and deflated investor confidence. Potential headwinds are reflected by the flak that Hargreaves Lansdown took from city...