Net outflows held steady for Aberdeen’s Adviser business in the third quarter at £0.7bn, due to continued elevated redemption activity.

Net inflows to the Quilter platform in the third quarter rose 25% year-on-year to £2.6bn, representing 9% of assets under management.

Wealth manager True Potential has launched four tirered platform charging levels for its platform, replacing its former 0.4% flat fee model.

Evelyn Partners has expanded the availability of its Model Portfolio Service (MPS), with its Core and Index ranges now accessible through onshore bond wrappers across a number of adviser platforms.



Advised platform assets rose by 9.24% in the second quarter compared to the previous three months, the highest quarterly growth figure since Q2 2020.

Global instability saw a surge in investors putting money into passive funds, with 70% of UK net fund inflows into passives in Q2, according to new data published today by platform consultant Fundscape.

Total advised customers have risen 6% year-on-year at investment platform AJ Bell to reach 191,000 by the end of June.

Trade body the Platforms Association has launched a Transfers Charter, setting out a co-ordinated industry commitment to modernise how investments are transferred between platforms.

Adviser platform assets have bounced back from their contraction in the first quarter of the year with growth of 9.2% (£71.6bn) to £850.3bn in Q2, according to the latest data from platform consultancy Fundscape.

Tax year-end activity in Q1 fuelled a £2.3bn increase in net platform flows in April despite continuing market volatility.

Assets under management and administration in the adviser platform sector rose 8% year-on-year (as at 26 March), according to a report from industry data provider and support firm Defaqto.

Digital investment platform Moneybox says its AUA (Assets Under Administration) climbed two-thirds or 62% to £19bn in 2025 and it has since added 100,000 new customers pushing AUA to more than £22bn by April this year.

The adviser platform market is predicted to double in terms of assets under administration, reaching £1,464bn by 2030, according to a new report.

Platform and DFM provider Parmenion says group assets under management and administration jumped 25% to £16.4bn in 2025 as gross flows reached record highs of £3.3bn.

Assets under management across advised platforms dropped in the last quarter by 0.26% mainly because of the conflict in Iran and the Middle East.

AJ Bell has extended its technology partnership with GBST for another decade in a move the two firms say sets out “a clear roadmap for the continued evolution of AJ Bell’s advised and direct to consumer (D2C) platform.”

Under the agreement, GBST’s Composer wealth administration platform will continue to support AJ Bell’s advised and D2C channels.

AJ Bell has seen strong growth in recent years. Last week it revealed the number of advised customers rose 7% year-on-year to 189,000 in the first quarter of the year.

The quarter saw a record growth in customer numbers, increasing by 50,000 in the quarter across both b2c and consumer to close at 723,000. a rise of 22% in the last year. Total d2c customers rose 28% year-on-year to 534,000.

Assets under administration also rose 1% over the quarter, and 20% year-on-year, to £108.7bn as at 31 March.

GBST’s Composer platform underpins key operational capabilities across AJ Bell’s advised and D2C channels.Michael Summersgill, CEO of AJ Bell, said: “GBST has been a key technology partner for many years, supporting the development of both our advised and D2C propositions. This long-term partnership reflects the strength of our relationship and our confidence in GBST’s ability to help us scale and innovate, enabling our business to continue to grow.”

Rob DeDominicis, CEO of GBST, said: “Investment platforms play a central role in the UK wealth market and the technology that underpins them must adapt as adviser and investor expectations change.

“Our continued investment in the Composer platform, cloud-based delivery, and emerging AI‑enabled capabilities allows firms like AJ Bell to benefit from modern, scalable technology that enables long-term growth, operational resilience, and improved decision-making while maintaining the reliability advisers and investors expect.”

AJ Bell will announce its full interim results for the six months ended 31 March on 31 May.

Financial Planners and advisers increasingly view platforms and MPS not as separate choices, but as a single operating system for delivering advice.

There were record gross sales and outflows for advised platforms in 2025, with gross sales hitting £92.82bn, up from £79.97bn in 2024 and £63.47bn in 2023.

Adviser investment platform Fundment has topped a new survey of advisers, outperforming more established providers on adviser service despite not being among the most widely used platforms.

Quilter topped the adviser platform leaderboard in 2025 - a record year for the platform sector with assets topping £1.3 trillion, according to a new study.