Editor's View: The time is right for a platform market takeover

The editor's Friday Night Takeaway from 3 May

Hope Coumbe
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In what has proved to be a very busy news week, our interview with Söderberg & Partners Wealth Management has caught many an industry eye.

The Swedish wealth giant outlined its plans for domination in the UK platform market with us, sharing details on how it envisions itself integrating well into the wider tech landscape. There are formidable and impressive names behind the scenes at the business, with this venture having attracted plenty of attention over the last two years. If there was ever a time to look to take over the UK's platform market, now could be it. Re-platforming disasters, tiresome tech, questionable costs and unsatisfied customers have created the perfect storm of opportunity for change. Elsewhere, findings...

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