Flogging meat to the vegetarians

My good friend Alsy – the finest web manager in the third sector – sent me this story and it seemed pretty relevant as our industry tries to work out how to market itself better. Our hero is a fella by the name of Mac Macintosh. I suspect that is not his real first name. […]

Flogging meat to the vegetarians

My good friend Alsy – the finest web manager in the third sector – sent me this story and it seemed pretty relevant as our industry tries to work out how to market itself better. Our hero is a fella by the name of Mac Macintosh. I suspect that is not his real first name. […]

Sorry, Macquarie

Macquarie’s decision this week to close its UK platform could hardly have been timed better, or worse. Previously serene platform hacks were sent into a gibbering caffeine-fuelled overdrive as they tried to cover CP10/29 and this big news from the Australian giant at the same time. The lang cat is under no such pressure, so […]

Sorry, Macquarie

Macquarie’s decision this week to close its UK platform could hardly have been timed better, or worse. Previously serene platform hacks were sent into a gibbering caffeine-fuelled overdrive as they tried to cover CP10/29 and this big news from the Australian giant at the same time. The lang cat is under no such pressure, so […]

Impact of poor service

/ White papers

The Impact of Poor Service

We provided the research for a report, in conjunction with Parmenion, which reveals how far short of expectations many adviser platforms are falling. The research found that over the last 12 months, 88% of advisers needed to apologise to at least one of their clients on behalf of a platform, and that poor service delivery from platforms impacts 91% of advisers every day.

Impact of poor service

/ White papers

The Impact of Poor Platform Service

We provided the research for a report, in conjunction with Parmenion, which reveals how far short of expectations many adviser platforms are falling. The research found that over the last 12 months, 88% of advisers needed to apologise to at least one of their clients on behalf of a platform, and that poor service delivery from platforms impacts 91% of advisers every day.

/ White papers

Answering the Call

Service means a lot of things to a lot of different people. It’s so subjective it can be hard to put your finger on. This paper aims to challenge the status quo and inertia that’s built up in the sector for many years.