Hargreaves Lansdown eyes further price cuts this year

clock

The chief executive of Hargreaves Lansdown has said the group is considering cutting charges later this year following a surge of activity across the platform sector.

Hargreaves, the country’s largest D2C platform, was one of the first to announce its new, commission-free pricing ahead of the regulator’s April deadline. It opted for an annual fee of 0.45% for clients with less than £250,000 in their portfolios, covering the vast majority of its client base. Rivals such as Fidelity’s personal investing platform have since undercut Hargreaves on headline charges, with Fidelity introducing an AMC of 0.35%. While charges are hard to compare in the sector given a number of add-on costs for trading, exiting and switching, rival platforms have nonethel...

To continue reading this article...

Join Investment Week for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the investment industry, including the Sustainable Hub covering fund news from the ESG space
  • Get ahead of regulatory and technological changes affecting fund management
  • Important and breaking news stories selected by the editors delivered straight to your inbox each day
  • Weekly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts
  • Be the first to hear about our extensive events schedule and awards programmes

Join now

 

Already an Investment Week
member?

Login

More on Investment

7IM's Ben Kumar: When behavioural biases are not all they seem

7IM's Ben Kumar: When behavioural biases are not all they seem

Investment identity more important

Ben Kumar
clock 02 July 2025 • 3 min read
Aegon AM launches UK-domiciled global income fund

Aegon AM launches UK-domiciled global income fund

In response to client demand

clock 27 June 2025 • 1 min read
CCLA's Charlotte Ryland and Joe Hawkes: How to position for the end of the 90-day tariff pause

CCLA's Charlotte Ryland and Joe Hawkes: How to position for the end of the 90-day tariff pause

Focus on quality

Charlotte Ryland and Joe Hawkes
clock 26 June 2025 • 4 min read
Trustpilot