Terry Huddart: Room for a small one?

Hubwise platform reviewed

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The platform sector shows little sign of the consolidation most are expecting and, with Hubwise now entering the game, Terry Huddart considers what a platform that comes to market in 2017 should look like

Increasingly, I hear the view that, in five or 10 years' time, there will only be four or five advised platforms left in the UK - although, in fairness, it is a view most often articulated by people who work for large platforms. For my part, I don't agree. I think there will be fewer than there are today - and the core functionality will become more commoditised - but a double-digit number should persist for many years yet. Platform views: Terry Huddart on the platform sector Despite a period of mischievous mudslinging, using crude profitability measures in any given year, the majorit...

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