Trust is the greatest obstacle to bridging the advice gap
News analysis, case studies and informed comment on the challenges facing UK pension schemes, from Pensions Expert, a DG Publishing service
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News analysis, case studies and informed comment on the challenges facing UK pension schemes, from Pensions Expert, a DG Publishing service
Advised clients stand to benefit from a bit of a re-think on platform market analysis and due diligence. We encourage firms to follow others beginning to look beyond the five or six typical metrics used to assess platform suitability, and to see what else is out there.
Advised platform net sales totalled £5.15bn in the first quarter of this year – up 19% on Q4 2022 but down 49% compared to the first quarter of last year, according to data from The Lang Cat.
'All the same headwinds that faced investors last year remain'
There is a clear market opportunity for advisers to act on closing the advice gap, writes Tim Sargisson, but lack of tech and financial resources mean the 'chasm' remains open