Our regular round-up of the latest insights on investment distribution

Avoiding the Kodak moment for asset management…

Players across the asset management value chain who don’t pivot in response to today’s changes are risking obsolescence. Asset managers need to reconnect with end investors to understand how they want to consumer as well as what they want to consume. It’s about...

Platforms: back to basics

Over the decade that Platforum has been covering platforms, we’ve seen the market evolve and mature. But sometimes it’s worth getting back to basics and posing a much simpler question: what exactly is a platform? In our soon-to-be-published UK Adviser Platforms...

UK advisers move to rebalance charges

Over 90% of UK adviser firms have changed their approach to adviser charging in the last two years, according to our survey for the latest Platforum report - UK Adviser Market: Costs and Charges. The most glaring trend is towards cutting charges for higher value...

Asset management at a crossroads

The role of asset management looks to be changing as fund managers lose influence and experience falling profit margins. Asset management used to be the main bit of the value chain. If investment performance was good, it didn’t matter how far removed fund managers...