QLT Quilter Plc

16 October 2024

Third Quarter 2024 Trading Statement

Quilter reports third quarter net inflows of £1.4 billion, materially higher than strong first and second quarter levels, and record quarterly Platform net inflows of £1.5 billion

Quilter plc highlights:

·      Group Assets under Management and Administration ("AuMA") of £116.2 billion at the end of September 2024. The increase of 2% in the quarter reflected net inflows, and higher market levels with this partially offset by Sterling appreciation.

·      Core third quarter net inflows of £1,507 million represented 5% of opening AuMA on an annualised basis (Q3 2023: 0%). The third quarter net inflows were significantly higher than the strong first and second quarter levels of £810 million and £923 million respectively.

o  In the High Net Worth segment, recent improvement in new business momentum was sustained and outflows eased from recent elevated levels:

§ Gross flows increased to £817 million versus £775 million and £757 million in Q1 and Q2 respectively.

§ Lower outflows led to third quarter net inflows of £284 million (Q3 2023: £116 million net outflow), representing 4% (annualised) of opening AuMA.

o  Our Affluent segment delivered another strong quarter, with:

§ Year-on-year increases in gross inflows of 50% to £3.3 billion (Q3 2023: £2.2 billion), and

§ Lower outflows led to third quarter net inflows of £1,322 million (Q3 2023: £151 million), representing 6% (annualised) of opening AuMA.

                The strength of our Platform proposition continues to be evidenced by significantly increased business volumes during the quarter:

§ Quilter channel gross inflows and net inflows onto the Platform increased by 22% and 31% respectively year-on-year.

§ IFA channel gross inflows onto the Platform increased by 76% year-on-year. Net inflows increased by c.£1 billion on the comparable period to £821 million (Q3 2023: £187 million net outflow).

§ Record quarterly net inflows of almost £1.5 billion during the third quarter, representing 7% of opening AuMA (annualised).

·      Persistency levels in the quarter improved to 93% in the High Net Worth segment and 91% in the Affluent segment.

·      Productivity: Quilter channel annualised gross sales per Quilter Adviser were £3.1 million in the third quarter, broadly stable on first half levels.

Ongoing Adviser Evidence Review: In our preliminary results announcement on 6 March 2024, we committed to undertake a review of historical data and practices across the Quilter Financial Planning network of Appointed Representative firms. A Skilled Person was appointed to undertake this work in June 2024, and we expect to be able to update on the outcomes of this work in early 2025.

Steven Levin, Chief Executive Officer of Quilter plc, commented:

"In what is traditionally the slower summer quarter, we have delivered an excellent performance. Both of our segments contributed to a significantly improved outcome from an already strong first half base. Third quarter core net inflows of £1.5 billion and reported net inflows of £1.4 billion represented 5% of opening assets on an annualised basis at both a core and reported level.

"Our High Net Worth segment has continued to drive new business momentum which, when coupled with an easing in client withdrawals, led to significantly improved quarterly net inflows of £284 million, the highest level since the third quarter of 2021. This represented 4% of opening assets on an annualised basis.

"The Affluent segment also delivered an excellent result. After a very strong first half performance from our Platform, we delivered an acceleration in momentum in the third quarter which led to record quarterly net inflows of nearly £1.5 billion. This represented 7% of opening assets on an annualised basis. In addition, WealthSelect, our market leading MPS continues to build on its 10-year track record of outperformance, which has seen customers trust us to manage an additional £1.4 billion in new gross flows during the third quarter with a closing AUM of £17.4 billion.

"While we look to the future with confidence, the upcoming UK Budget has introduced an unwelcome degree of uncertainty to the market. Given the importance of a stable tax and regulatory framework for individuals to plan their financial future with confidence, we believe that any meaningful changes proposed to the structure of UK pensions and savings should only be implemented after an appropriate period of industry-wide consultation. Additionally, any changes should incorporate transitional arrangements, as has been the general practice to date. We look forward to continued engagement with the UK Government in this regard."

Enquiries

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Media:

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Company Secretary:

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About Quilter plc

Quilter plc is a leading provider of financial advice, investments and wealth management, committed to being the UK's best wealth manager for clients and their advisers.

Quilter oversees £116.2 billion in customer investments as at 30 September 2024.

It has an adviser and customer offering spanning: financial advice, investment platforms, multi-asset investment solutions, and discretionary fund management. The business is comprised of two segments: Affluent and High Net Worth.

Affluent encompasses the financial planning businesses, Quilter Financial Planning, the Quilter Investment Platform and Quilter Investors, the Multi-asset investment solutions business.

High Net Worth includes the discretionary fund management business, Quilter Cheviot, together with Quilter Cheviot Financial Planning.

Disclaimer

This announcement may contain forward-looking statements with respect to certain Quilter plc's plans and its current goals and expectations relating to its future financial condition, performance and results. By their nature, all forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to future events and circumstances which are beyond Quilter plc's control including amongst other things, international and global economic and business conditions, the implications and economic impact of the conflicts in the Ukraine and the Middle East, economic political uncertainty, market related risks such as fluctuations in interest rates and exchange rates, the policies and actions of regulatory authorities, the impact of competition, inflation, deflation, the timing and impact of other uncertainties of future acquisitions or combinations within relevant industries, as well as the impact of tax and other legislation and other regulations in the jurisdictions in which Quilter plc and its affiliates operate. As a result, Quilter plc's actual future financial condition, performance and results may differ materially from the plans, goals and expectations set forth in Quilter plc's forward-looking statements. Quilter plc undertakes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements contained in this announcement or any other forward-looking statements it may make.

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