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

The race for scale continues

This quarter assets on adviser platforms grew by over 5%, beating the growth of the FTSE All share, which grew by 3.1% over the same period. Year-on-year growth for adviser platform assets went north of 20%, a whopping increase. Market performance is an important...

DFMs in the advisory market

This week, five of the largest DFM firms – Brewin Dolphin, Brooks Macdonald, Investec Wealth & Investment, Quilter Cheviot and Rathbones – got together and launched an 'alliance' to sell financial advisers the benefits of outsourcing their investment function...