Hargreaves Lansdown joins ABI as inaugural platform member

First non-insurer platform

Laura Dew
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Hargreaves Lansdown has been named as the first platform member of the Association of British Insurers (ABI) as it establishes a platform working group.

The new category of membership for the ABI reflects the way technology is changing in financial services and the importance of platforms to the long-term savings industry. Its platform working group consists of platform representatives from ABI member firms who are insurer-owned and ABI platform members (which are not insurance firms). FCA platform study examines financial adviser 'impact' This will help the ABI with initiatives they are working on such as the pensions dashboard and re-registration. ABI described the platform working group as a 'powerful voice' for the platform ...

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