Calm down, calm down: Platform row heats up

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As supermarkets and wraps engage in ideological warfare ahead of what promises to be a challenging year, Ascentric issues a plea for unity…

Ascentric chief Hugo Thorman recently called on the platform community to adopt a “unified voice” amid an escalating tit-for-tat between the fund supermarket and wrap camps. While wraps have warned their supermarket rivals face a year of reckoning as they look to transition to the unbundled world, supermarkets have hit back with claims the wrap community also faces a number of challenges. But Ascentric managing director Hugo Thorman said the platform community would be better positioned to influence regulatory policy if its members spoke with a collective voice. “I would love to ha...

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