The next big deal in the platform world

We think that there will be further M&A activity and consolidation of assets to a small number of platforms in the next five years. This is a prediction for the UK platform market but in the meantime, the largest platform by AUA in Europe (including the UK) is up...

The Rating Influence

Research agencies and their fund ratings seem to make the headlines every week. Many of the press and industry comments are negative – possibly when a flagship fund has lost a rating or more seriously where they raise doubts about the independence of the agencies’...