7IM's Lancaster: 2026 the year the transformation 'rubber hits the road'

Lancaster spoke to PA after the adviser platform last year hopped into the top five for advised platform net sales in Q2 and Q3. "We're delighted by the performance of the business, both in terms of gross and net performance," Lancaster said. "Little 7IM, fifth in the platform league table for net sales – I mean, who would have thought that a few years ago? But it's true." 7IM delivered record net sales, of £540m, in Q3. This represented a 79.4% uplift on the same period the prior year and was the third highest growth year-on-year for any platform in positive net sales. It saw asse...