by Jeremy Fawcett | 07 March 2025 | UK D2C
The UK D2C market was upbeat over 2024 in terms of assets, flows and customer acquisition. A longer perspective reveals significant shifts in the make-up of this distribution channel. Self-directed investors have become more price sensitive. This has been led by those...
by Millie Bertola | 10 January 2025 | UK Adviser Platforms, UK D2C, UK Financial Advisers, UK Fund Distribution, UK Wealth Management
The rise of young investors has emerged as one of the most exciting developments in UK investing in recent years. In 2024, 38% of 18-25-year-olds reported holding investments, the highest proportion across age groups. Most invest modest amounts (often less than...
by Callum Lawson-Gallagher | 08 November 2024 | UK D2C
Online investing services offer their customers distinctly different experiences but are becoming more similar in how they combine investing, saving and day-to-day money, according to our latest UK D2C: Investor Experience report. Differences abound. Established...
by Jeremy Fawcett | 09 August 2024 | UK D2C
Will HL maintain its status as the leading online investment service following its acquisition by a private equity consortium? It has a 29% share of the UK D2C market, considering the full range of D2C services, as covered in our recent UK D2C: Market Update. This is...
by Callum Lawson-Gallagher | 12 July 2024 | UK D2C
UK Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) assets passed the £500 billion mark by the end of Q1 2024, but it was strong investment performance rather than net flows that drove assets higher. Much of the D2C market is dominated by direct platforms that offer open-architecture...
by Callum Lawson-Gallagher | 26 April 2024 | UK D2C
The evolving D2C landscape is shifting the distribution opportunities for asset managers. While they have historically relied on direct platforms for product distribution, new opportunities are emerging with neo-brokers. These are often all-in-one investment solutions...
