Regulation & enforcement
UK investment-platform complaints rose 45.6% as uphold rates diverged sharply
FCA records show 12,874 platform complaints in 2026 H1. Across five operators, investment-provision uphold rates ranged from 6.7% to 44.5%.
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Deals & ownership
Acquisitions supplied 63% of IG’s active customers but 2.5% of trading revenue
IG’s own tables show that Freetrade and Independent Reserve transformed the customer denominator far faster than the revenue line, a distinction obscured by the 66% reported customer-growth headline.