by Jeremy Fawcett | 12 November 2021 | UK D2C
A flood of new investors over the last 18 months has allowed us to analyse how people get started and which services they gravitate towards. The media narrative suggests cryptocurrencies and hot stocks have sparked an investing frenzy among young people, but it’s...
by Samuel Richardson | 02 July 2021 | UK D2C
The UK D2C investing market has seen a rapid influx of new investors since the start of the pandemic. Many of this group have been short-term speculators, trying to earn a quick return in volatile markets. First-time investors often associate investing with gambling,...
by Jeremy Fawcett | 25 June 2021 | UK D2C
There has been a spike in trading activity by self-directed investors over the last 15 months and we’ve seen the arrival of a new cohort of first-time investors who are attracted to some of the higher risk options. US tech stocks, cryptocurrency and CFDs have all been...
by Andrew Ashwood | 07 May 2021 | UK D2C
The last 12 months have been transformational for providers across the retail investing spectrum. Adviser platform flows have picked up over the last two quarters but it’s online investing services that have seen a huge increase in demand. Where are these new DIY...
by Richard Bradley | 23 April 2021 | UK D2C, UK Financial Advisers
Vanguard has introduced another potential game changer with its advice offering, which it formally launched last weekend. Vanguard Personal Financial Planning is pretty compelling in terms of price, at 0.79% all-in. Detractors who favour full-fat financial advice...
by Jeremy Fawcett | 26 February 2021 | UK D2C
The company formally known as Standard Life is selling the name, but this isn’t a total surprise given that 200 years of brand awareness had been diluted by mixing in Aberdeen. How to retain some of the positive associations of a brand recognised widely in the UK,...
