Platforms may never dominate the individual pensions market, says Suffolk Life.
John Moret, director of sales and marketing at the SIPP provider, calls the idea platforms and wraps will dominate the future market “misplaced”. He says: “Of the £50bn of assets currently held in SIPPs around 60% is with bespoke providers with a significant proportion invested with discretionary investment managers or in property.” He believes platforms will have a greater presence in the pensions market over the next three to five years but at the expense of life companies’ personal pensions rather than SIPP assets. Moret also says: “Based on our experience in the SIPP market assets su...
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