FE fundinfo announces 2026 Platform Platinum Ratings winners

Quilter retains the top spot for the third year running, driven by strong performance across price, user experience and due diligence

FE fundinfo, a leading financial data company connecting the investment industry across the UK, Europe and Asia Pacific through its Nexus platform, has today announced the winners of its 2026 Platform Platinum Ratings. These Ratings are a benchmark in evaluating financial advisers’ platform performances and show excellence within the UK Platform industry.

Quilter, Transact, Aviva Wrap, Fidelity Adviser Solutions, Aberdeen Wrap platform, Hubwise, Nucleus, AJ Bell Investcentre, Scottish Widows Platform and Parmenion make up the top ten Platinum-ranked platforms for 2026.

Quilter has been ranked the highest platform for the third consecutive year. Consistent performance across price competitiveness, user experience and due diligence metrics underpinned its continued leadership, reinforcing its position as the most frequently considered platform among advisers.

Several platforms delivered standout improvements in 2026, signalling a more competitive and dynamic market. Nucleus had the largest movement up the rankings, rising eight places, having delivered consistent performance across service, search frequency and pricing metrics.

Scottish Widows has moved up the rankings as well due to frequently meeting advisers’ search requirements and regular appearances among the top three in due diligence searches.

Other notable platforms include Parmenion, which moved up six places, driven by the highest service quality score for remote sales support. Hubwise achieved the third-largest movement up the rankings due to price competitiveness, ranking in the top three on pricing measures in 85% of assessments.

The Platform Platinum Ratings compile market data and direct adviser feedback to score platforms across eight key areas:

Price competitiveness
Reach of proposition
Penetration and conversion rate
Case size
Transaction processing experience
Client reporting experience
Remote support experience
Platform features & due diligence

Jodie Gallagher, Head of UK IFA Product at FE fundinfo, said: “By combining market data with detailed insights from advisers who are actively reviewing and switching platforms, the ratings go beyond stated propositions, reflecting how platforms operate in practice. This approach plays an important role in bringing greater transparency and comparability to the adviser platform market, providing the industry with an evidence-based view of which platforms are genuinely supporting advice delivery and client outcomes”.

The Platform Platinum Ratings, previously known as the FE Adviser Asset Platinum Ratings and in their 11th year, draw on enhanced adviser insight, incorporating feedback across 28 individual aspects of platform user experience captured through the FE Analytics platform switching tool.

With data refreshed monthly, the Platform Platinum Ratings provide an independently verified view of platform performance, supporting advisers as they navigate an increasingly competitive and complex platform market.

The Platform Platinum Ratings are one of FE fundinfo’s key investment rating metrics, including Crown Fund Ratings, Passive Fund Ratings and Alpha Manager Ratings, providing a range of well-established and impartial benchmarks to empower financial advisers in making informed decisions.

The Platform Platinum Ratings offer an evidence-based benchmark to enhance adviser platform research, switching analysis and due diligence in FE Analytics. For more information: Pension Switching and Platform Due Diligence.

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Methodology

Platform Platinum ratings are calculated using a combination of market data and direct adviser feedback.

The adviser feedback, given within the platform switching tool, assesses platform performance in 28 aspects of user experience. This brings an independent adviser-focused insight of platform effectiveness that market data alone could not capture.

The survey and market data is then used to calculate a holistic platform score for each platform against its peers across these eight key areas:

Price Competitiveness – Platforms ranked in the top three for pricing within charge-based comparisons
Reach of Proposition – Evaluating the breadth of charge-based tools
Penetration and Conversion Rate – Measuring how effectively platforms convert adviser engagement into transactions
Case Size – Analysing the size and complexity of cases handled
Transaction processing experience – Based on user survey
Client reporting experience – Based on user survey
Remote support experience – Based on user survey
Platform Features & Due Diligence – Assessing platforms based on their functionality and presence in independent due diligence reports.

The scores in these eight areas are then aggregated to deliver the overall rankings. The top ten platforms annually are awarded a Platform Platinum Rating.