Investment platforms

Hargreaves Lansdown results: Three things you need to know

Is Dan Olley's strategy on track?

Platform sees assets hit record £142.2bn, but issues over legacy tech and fee pressures remain

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Mark Dampier says Hargreaves 'let everyone catch up'

Hargreaves Lansdown has lagged rivals, former director Mark Dampier says

Lack of investment in technology, people and clients has allowed rivals like AJ Bell to catch up, according to the fund supermarket's ex-research director

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A 'small number of roles' will be affected by the move

Fidelity International overhauls platform business with new global unit

Changes will bring Fidelity’s workplace investing, personal investing and advisory arms into a single business

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Job cuts have been rolling out across the City in recent months

Brooks Macdonald and IG Group slash staff

Investment manager and trading firm cut staff to reduce costs

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New business flows have been 'moderated' across the market

Hargreaves Lansdown says investor confidence is low as trading volumes fall

'Investor confidence has been low with cost-of-living issues, rising interest rates and market volatility impacting deal volumes' the leading platform says

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Odey AM's Mayfair offices are better known to the well-heeled, but retail investors can still access his funds too

Odey funds on retail platforms draw FCA scrutiny

Focus turns to DIY investment houses as regulator tries to manage Odey fallout

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The deal will see Interactive Investor operate as a standalone business within abrdn's personal investments division

Abrdn seals £1.5bn deal for Interactive Investor

The deal puts the Edinburgh fund house in direct competition with Hargreaves Lansdown and AJ Bell

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The FCA received reports of 17,090 complaints on investment platforms in the first half of 2021

Investment platform complaints spike in wake of the DIY trading boom

Savers ploughed in to DIY investing platforms during the pandemic, but now the regulator is receiving complaints

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