The lang cat's seven platform pricing predictions - expect prices to continue to fall

Over next five years

Sophie King
clock • 2 min read

Platform prices will continue to decrease over the next five years as the sector struggles to make pricing change, according to financial consultancy the lang cat.

The consultancy firm compiled a list of seven predictions for the future of pricing in the advised platform market, that included a lack of pricing pressure from the regulator and a dearth of fixed-fee pricing models. Lang cat insight director Steven Nelson said: "The sector simply isn't in the right place to drive forward meaningful disruption in terms of price, with many mainstream platforms still resembling the older operating models of products/insurers where many tools and services outside of core custody and investment administration come with extra costs." Nelson predicted that...

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