James Hay sees boost in wrap case size

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James Hay has seen its average wrap case size rise 21% in the last six months.

The average case size on the platform rose from £255,000 to £310,000, with the average case size across the industry at about £150,000. Head of product development Chris Smeaton said the increase had been "dramatic". "The wrap platform market in the UK has now started to grow faster than ever," he said. "Part of this increase is due to advisers moving their larger clients across to a platform, for ease of administration and part is our pricing structure which is very competitive for large case sizes and confirms that our whole of market investment approach is attractive to sophisti...

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