by Richard Bradley | 15 January 2021 | ESG, Europe, UK Adviser Platforms, UK D2C, UK Financial Advisers, UK Wealth Management
“We are all in the same storm – the pandemic – but we are not in the same boat.” The pandemic has impacted on different people very differently. We have just published our annual UK Consumer Insights report, looking at the behaviours and views of UK adults about their...
by Platforum | 18 December 2020 | ESG, Europe, UK Adviser Platforms, UK D2C, UK Financial Advisers, UK Fund Distribution, UK Wealth Management
2020 has been a disaster for many businesses. The financial services sector has been very lucky in comparison, insulated from the worst of the crisis. Looking ahead to 2021, we examine here the major trends that are due to shape retail investment channels across the...
by Andrew Ashwood | 13 November 2020 | ESG, Europe, UK Adviser Platforms, UK D2C, UK Financial Advisers, UK Wealth Management
Adviser platforms delivered their second consecutive quarter of growth, rebounding from their losses in the tumultuous first quarter of 2020. Platform assets grew by 2.5% in the quarter to £554bn, despite falls in stock markets in the same period when the FTSE...
by Victor Garcia Priego | 30 October 2020 | ESG
The rise of ESG is prompting some bold headlines: “Almost 60% of mutual fund assets will be ESG by 2025.” “ESG funds forecast to outnumber conventional funds by 2025.” “ESG as it is today won’t exist in 10 years – it will be the norm” and so on… But viewing the...
by Cristina Puscas | 24 April 2020 | ESG, UK D2C
ESG or Socially Responsible Investing has been a hot topic in the institutional investing domain for some time and providers in the UK retail investment arena are starting to follow suit. Direct platforms have been cautious in their approaches. One of the main...
by Victor Garcia Priego | 17 January 2020 | ESG
“We believe that sustainability should be our new standard for investing.” This was written in bold characters in the latest letter from Larry Fink to BlackRock’s clients. It would be easy to dismiss these words as just an attempt to liberate the firm from its...
