Advised platforms achieve robust year-on-year performance - lang cat

‘A healthy sector'

Julia Bahr
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Advised assets under administration (AUA) in the platform sector finished the quarter at £562bn, an increase of 2.99% on Q2, figures from the lang cat revealed.

Both gross and net flows for retail platforms may have fallen between the second and third quarter of 2021 but year-on-year figures show that the sector is in rude health, according to the consultancy. Consulting director at the lang cat, Steve Nelson, said year-on-year flows are a better barometer for the strength of the sector and performance here has been particularly robust, which is no mean feat considering the backdrop of ongoing Covid uncertainty. "This is indeed a healthy sector." He added that the decreases in net and gross flows quarter-on-quarter should not be an immediate ...

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