It is nearly a quarter of a century since the concept of Investment Platforms arrived in the UK. With more and more investment solutions being delivered through this model we explore what is the difference between a platform and a product provider, and what will the next 20 years hold?
The investment platform represented significant innovation and disruption to the retail investment sector, and we have seen asset managers and life companies create and buy platform businesses. Using data from Finscape we explore whether this ownership and vertical integration has influenced the flow of assets and consider how some of the big themes of innovation, regulation, and technology change might impact on the platform market.
