Darren Hepworth: How collaboration can help platforms stop advisers leaving

‘Unprecedented wave of disruption’

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Offering some insights into key issues now facing adviser platforms, Darren Hepworth considers how shared values between platforms and strategic partners can help create a more resilient and efficient business model

The platform market is undergoing an unprecedented wave of disruption. Sweeping regulation is reshaping the very architecture of the industry, with a tech-driven innovation curve rapidly transforming back-office processes and front-end user experience. The onus is on platforms to deliver a seamless service that enhances the investment journey. While this evolution presents clear challenges and the FCA's Investment Platform Market Study Interim Report, published earlier this week, points to further disruption ahead, many platforms continue to thrive. Indeed, the lang cat consultancy recen...

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