AXA Elevate deal: Platform market will split into 'buyers and sellers'

Is Standard Life/Axa deal a watershed moment?

Nicola Brittain
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Standard Life's acquisition of AXA Elevate will be the "first of many" deals, and will see platforms position themselves as "buyers or sellers" in a newly-consolidating market, according to Standard Life's David Tiller.

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