Quilter CEO: 'It's really tough to be a platform'

‘We can’t build a platform that is for every single adviser’

Sahar Nazir
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Platforms have had a tough time, but Quilter has “built a resilient business” according to Quilter CEO Steven Levin.

Speaking at The Lang Cat Live Divide and Conquer 2025 conference last week (6 February), Levin expressed scepticism about smaller platforms' ability to keep up, highlighting the intense demands from advisers and the necessity of delivering a strong proposition. "You've got to continue innovating and deliver a strong proposition. It's really tough to be a platform," Levin said. Quilter derives 70% of its business from IFAs. At the event, Levin set out that it has recognised the importance of financial advice, with the CEO highlighting the company's commitment to supporting advisers rat...

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