More advisers use multiple platforms as 'digital-first shift' continues

The survey of 661 advisers, conducted in June, also found 5% of advisers use seven platforms, up from 3% in 2020. Some 15% of respondents added they were looking to increase the number of platforms they use, up from 13% the previous year. The firm's annual platform study showed almost half of advisers (44%) are set to increase business on their main platform over the next 12 months and advisers are using platforms more frequently with 71% using them on a daily basis. Coredata said the "buoyant" platform sector had benefitted from the shift to digital-first advice models. Founder an...