The Platforms Association acquires the UK Platform Awards

Clive Waller hands over the awards programme

Isabel Baxter
clock • 2 min read

The Platforms Association (TPA) has acquired the UK Platform Awards (UKPA) from CWC Consulting and its founder, Clive Waller.

The UK awards programme for the retail investment platforms sector will now become part of TPA, which said the acquisition would strengthen its role in supporting and representing the £1.5tn retail investment platforms market. The association said the annual awards would continue to "offer the platforms industry an opportunity to celebrate its very best". TPA CEO Keith Phillips said: "The UK Platform Awards have long celebrated the very best of our industry and bringing them into The Platforms Association is a natural extension of what we set out to build. "This acquisition aligns ...

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