Quilter Plc · LSE:QLT

Quilter — Investor Presentation (2023)

52 slides from Quilter's investor presentation, 2023

  1. Slide 1: Investor introduction Autumn 2023

    Quilter Basic rBand Guidelines Our brand a ssets 1 Investor introduction Autumn 2023

  2. Slide 2: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer This presentation may contain certain 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 uncerta

  3. Slide 3: Industry overview and Quilter's journey to date

    Industry overview and Quilter’s journey to date

  4. Slide 4: UK Wealth: a secular growth opportunity

    UK Wealth: a secular growth opportunity UK wealth management market growth and forecast¹ AuA, £tn c.2.2-2.5 CAGR +6 to 10% ➢ The UK wealth management market is the c.1.8 fifth largest in the world4 ➢ Strong market growth as flows consolidate CAGR 0.7 Retail Advised² onto Platforms +13% Our ➢ Retail

  5. Slide 5: Industry context – secular growth with cyclical challenges

    Industry context – secular growth with cyclical challenges UK Wealth market has strong secular growth potential Cyclical equity and bond market headwinds in 2022 Economic downturn, higher interest rates, cost-of-living challenges impacting flows Adviser consolidation causing market disruption 5

  6. Slide 6: Industry dynamics: Retirement demographics continuing advice demand

    Industry dynamics: Retirement demographics continuing advice demand UK England & Wales Population¹ (‘000 by age year, 2018) Turned 60 in 2019 1,000 – potentially requiring retirement advice 925 900 Baby boomers born in 1947 800 787 700 600 700k+ people turned 65 and 925k+ turned 50 in 2019 – potenti

  7. Slide 7: Industry dynamics: regulatory and fiscal changes driving disruption

    Industry dynamics: regulatory and fiscal changes driving disruption ➢ Provides customers with opportunity for consolidation and flexibility to manage retirement assets Pension reform ➢ Demand and complexity driving need for advice ➢ Increased longevity of client relationships for wealth managers ver

  8. Slide 8: Industry dynamics: fiscal changes driving complexity and need for advice

    Industry dynamics: fiscal changes driving complexity, changing client behaviour and need for advice Annual pension allowance £’000 Allowance tapered for over CAGR 255 £150k earners 235 245 -13% 50 50 50 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 2008/9 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 20

  9. Slide 9: Industry dynamics: continued strong demand for Advice as cost of delivery increases

    Industry dynamics: continued strong demand for Advice as cost of delivery increases ➢ Adviser trend to serve fewer active clients continues: Market total revenue from adviser charges¹ Revenues on investment advice and related charges ➢ Compensation model from commission to fees £5.6bn £5.5bn £6.2bn

  10. Slide 10: Industry dynamics: Business models adapted to changing regulation

    Industry dynamics: Business models adapted to changing regulation and evolving value chain Typical older / Pre-RDR Insurance Modern Wealth Manager models Customers • Product driven sales, ‘pushed’ • Customer driven solutions through incentive driven distribution channels • Commission models driving

  11. Slide 11: Quilter: our story and achievements since Listing in 2018

    Quilter: our story and achievements since Listing in 2018 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Design, build and migration onto new Platform Successful re-platforming Sold Quilter Sold Single Strategy International Sold Quilter Life Business simplification Asset management Assurance business Resegmentation – Af

  12. Slide 12: Business reshaped towards a UK centric focus since Listing

    Business reshaped towards a UK centric focus since Listing Refocused on High Net Worth and Affluent segments Market leading platform built on robust technology Two scale distribution channels Capital discipline Significant cost reduction programmes c.£1bn returned to shareholders since Listing 12

  13. Slide 13: Quilter: a differentiated model with clear benefits to clients and shareholders

    Quilter: a differentiated model with clear benefits to clients and shareholders Model Benefits Customer High Net Worth Quality assured choice segment Affluent Advice Quilter Breadth and strategic control of distribution IFA channel² channel¹ Platform Platform Scale and operating leverage Investment

  14. Slide 14: 1H23 results overview: strong first half performance

    1H23 results overview: strong first half performance Highlights H1 2023: Improved Business Strong profit Adjusted diluted operating transformation Dividend performance earnings per share margin in progress £76m 24% £33m¹ 4.3p 1.5p +25% y-o-y +4ppts y-o-y Simplification +34% y-o-y +25% y-o-y 1Annuali

  15. Slide 15: H1 2023 AuMA and flows: good Quilter channel performance

    H1 2023 AuMA and flows: good Quilter channel performance Gross Net Net / opening AuMA flows flows % (annualised) Quilter Channel £2.6bn £0.3bn £0.2bn 17% High Net Worth IFA/Direct Channel £23.3bn £0.9bn £(0.1)bn (1)% Quilter Channel £15.9bn £1.8bn £0.9bn 11% Affluent IFA Channel £55.8bn £2.6bn £0.0b

  16. Slide 16: Quilter: strategically well positioned across the UK wealth industry

    Quilter: strategically well positioned across the UK wealth industry Three broadly equal revenue streams from our three core franchises High Net Worth Affluent c.£200m c.£400m Strategic focus Distribution: High Net Worth Integrated Advice Discretionary investment Advice, platform administration ➢ Gr

  17. Slide 17: Focus areas to drive business improvement

    Focus areas to drive business improvement Building Distribution Grow relationships with larger IFA firms Increase alignment/retention in Quilter Financial Planning Add Investment Managers and Advisers in High Net Worth/QPCA Enhancing Proposition Driving Efficiency Refresh our investment solutions to

  18. Slide 18: Group flow expectations – driving incremental improvement

    Group flow expectations – driving incremental improvement Advice Platform Net flow / Opening AuMA % Targets AuMA 2022 Weighted contribution to Expectation Group net flow (%) High Net Quilter Cheviot Worth £25bn HNW 4-5% c.1-11Τ2 % £26bn 2%+ in 2023, building to £50bn 1-2% in 2023, building to c.1% i

  19. Slide 19: Corporate Activity: Continuing our efficiency journey

    Continuing our efficiency journey 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 • Sale of Quilter International to Utmost (TSA until end 2023) Corporate Activity • Sale of QLA to ReAssure • Revised operating model, moving from 5 businesses to 2 segments • Creation of Shared function centres of excellence • Dec

  20. Slide 20: Building a responsible wealth manager

    Building a responsible wealth manager Targets ➢ Every client ESG profiled as part of advice process ➢ ESG preferences embedded in advice process ➢ ESG and carbon-rating tools Our offering to clients ➢ Platform provides visibility across ESG metrics available on Platform ➢ Solutions aligned to ESG va

  21. Slide 21: Business Segments

    Business Segments Quilter

  22. Slide 22: Simpler business, organised around two core client segments

    Simpler business, organised around two core client segments Two client reporting segments High Net Worth Benefits and synergies from the new segmentation Affluent From £250k investable ➢ Client-centric approach £50-£500k investable assets assets ➢ Improved customer experience ➢ Simpler operating mod

  23. Slide 23: Our solutions strategy to meet client needs

    Our solutions strategy to meet client needs Advice Platform Investment Fee to client Higher Potential 1. Premium product growth Discretionary portfolio Cirilium Active service 2. Price/value trade-off WealthSelect Managed 3. Value-based Cirilium Blend portfolio solutions service WealthSelect Income

  24. Slide 24: High Net Worth

    High Net Worth Quilter

  25. Slide 25: High Net Worth – bringing the proposition together

    High Net Worth – bringing the proposition together: aligning expertise, resources and services Discretionary Fund Management Quilter High Net Worth segment Advice Managing the financial needs of clients through a tailored approach ➢ Seamless combination offering investment management, ➢ Better clien

  26. Slide 26: High Net Worth: Integrating in-house advice capability to drive growth

    High Net Worth: Integrating in-house advice capability to drive growth The High Net Worth Proposition Focus areas since transition ➢ A strong established multi-channel business ➢ Engagement and cultural alignment of advisers and investment managers, supported by joint business ➢ Responsible for Quil

  27. Slide 27: Embedding ESG throughout our processes

    Embedding ESG throughout our processes ➢ Active ownership agenda ➢ Tailored ESG screening for discretionary portfolios ESG ➢ 2020 Stewardship Code Stewardship signatory Solutions ➢ Positive Change Strategy ➢ Engagement record ➢ Climate Assets Fund ESG Integration & Screening ➢ Focus on core investme

  28. Slide 28: High Net Worth: resilient performance in 1H23

    High Net Worth: resilient performance in 1H23 Gross flows Net flows £bn £bn 1.3 1.2 0.2 1.0 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.2 1.1 0.2 Quilter channel 0.1 Quilter channel 0.8 0.9 IFA incl. Direct channel IFA incl. Direct channel 0.3 0.2 0.2 H1 2022 H2 2022 H1 2023 (0.1) H1 2022 H2 2022 H1 2023 Financials £m Revenu

  29. Slide 29: Affluent

    Affluent Quilter

  30. Slide 30: Affluent: bringing the proposition together

    Affluent: bringing the proposition together: a customer-centric, integrated approach Advice Helping Helping advisers Platform Services customers feel Quilter to run a more more secure Affluent Segment successful about their future advice business Investment Solutions ➢ Simple and clear ➢ All solutio

  31. Slide 31: Quilter Platform: a best in class proposition for advisers

    Quilter Platform: a best in class proposition for advisers Tools and solutions to help adviser firms grow Cost effective and scalable Delivering a differentiated intuitive user experience and ease of use proposition for adviser firms Support advisers to deliver Exceptional client service 31

  32. Slide 32: Building distribution

    Building distribution Adviser numbers: QFP & PCA Backbook transfers year-to-date £m Gross flows 350 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.7 (annualised) per adviser 300 1,701 1,623 250 1,567 1,511 1,502 +9 200 150 100 50 0 H1 2021 FY 2021 H1 2022 FY 2022 H1 2023 Jan-23 Feb-23 Mar-23 Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23 Platform market

  33. Slide 33: Advice: unique breadth of proposition and distribution

    Advice: unique breadth of proposition and distribution Quilter Platform AuMA c.£70bn 30% 80% IFA Channel Quilter Channel National 100% c.£2bn Network Additional Percentage of flows in Quilter solutions c.£10bn c.£6bn on 3rd party platforms IFA Channel: ➢ Increase primary platform Strategic partners

  34. Slide 34: Affluent: strong 1H23 profit performance, stable Quilter channel flows

    Affluent: strong 1H23 profit performance, stable Quilter channel flows Investment Gross flows Net flows £bn – Core business £bn – Core business 2.9 2.6 2.1 1.7 1.8 1.5 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 H1 2022 H2 2022 H1 2023 Quilter channel IFA channel on Quilter platform Funds via third party platfo

  35. Slide 35: ESG: progress towards vision of embedding across the customer journey

    ESG: progress towards vision of embedding across the customer journey ➢ Interactive adviser/client tools ➢ Platform includes ESG ratings ➢ Integration into advice process Advice Platform ➢ Portfolio carbon-rating tools ➢ ESG advice training Investment ➢ WealthSelect+ to include ESG filters ➢ ESG cor

  36. Slide 36: Performance

    Performance Quilter

  37. Slide 37: H1 2023 results: summary

    H1 2023 results: summary Key financials H1 2023 H1 2022 ∆ Continuing operations Net flows / Opening AuMA - % 1 3 (2) ppts Core business ➢ Persistency on a reported basis of 89% Net flows / Opening AuMA - % 0 3 (3) ppts (H1 2022: 92%) Reported basis Adjusted profit before tax £m 76 61 +25% ➢ Revenue

  38. Slide 38: H1 2023 results: adjusted profit contribution

    H1 2023 results: adjusted profit contribution Adjusted Profit before tax H1 2023 £54m £23m £(1)m Year on year movement 0 8 7 £247m Net Management fees £242m £53m Other revenue £42m 76 61 £3m Investment revenue £28m £(242)m Operating expenses £(236)m H1 2022 Affluent High Net worth Head Office H1 202

  39. Slide 39: Continued expense discipline driving operating margin improvement

    Continued expense discipline driving operating margin improvement As a H1 2023 expense progression Cost analysis £m percentage of (£m) revenues H1 H1 H1 H1 2023 2022 2023 2022 Support staff costs 54 58 Operations 8 9 Technology 12 14 2 4 12 Property 15 16 12 Other base costs¹ 16 15 242 Sub-total bas

  40. Slide 40: Cash and capital

    Cash and capital Quilter

  41. Slide 41: Strong solvency ratio and cash position

    Strong solvency ratio and cash position Solvency II ratio 240% 230% 6% (3%) (3%) 10% ➢ Strong Solvency II ratio ➢ January: issue of £200 million of 8⅝% Fixed Rate Reset Subordinated Notes due April 2033, with a call option in January 2028 T2 T2 bond: bond: 32% 32% Solvency at Transformation costs Ma

  42. Slide 42: Interim dividend and Odd-Lot Offer

    Interim dividend and Odd-Lot Offer Interim dividend Odd-lot offer ➢ Board declared 2023 interim dividend of 1.5p, up 25% from ➢ Odd-lot Offer was approved by shareholder at the Company’s H1 2023 2023 Annual General Meeting ➢ Improved dividend pay-out ratio of 61% versus (H1 2022 55%) ➢ Entails Quilt

  43. Slide 43: Capital management philosophy

    Capital management philosophy ➢ Current year dividend On-going cash needs ➢ Group capital requirements ➢ Working capital & interest Investing ➢ Investing in the growth of the business organically ➢ Optimisation programme Capital allocation ➢ To accelerate growth through bolt-on acquisitions Investin

  44. Slide 44: Investment case

    Investment case Quilter

  45. Slide 45: Delivering faster growth, more efficiently: our investment case

    Delivering faster growth, more efficiently: our investment case Revenues: focusing on improving net flows and front office productivity Costs: enhancing efficiency further through Simplification II Investing for growth: recycling bad costs into good Shareholder returns: moving up dividend pay-out ra

  46. Slide 46: Operating environment: maintaining our focus on delivery

    Operating environment: maintaining our focus on delivery ➢ Inflation and interest rates peak in late 2023 Management ➢ Interest rates to remain stable for an extended period expectations before starting to decline ➢ Flows and market levels pick up as inflation declines client revenue Likely flows ou

  47. Slide 47: Group targets and 2023 guidance

    Group targets and 2023 guidance FY 2022 Guided Group Targets Group target ➢ c.4-5% of opening AuMA per annum as markets normalise, and Net flows ➢ Unchanged aspire to build momentum further ➢ High Net Worth managed assets (Quilter Cheviot) stable around 70 bps Revenue ➢ Affluent managed asset mix de

  48. Slide 48: Appendix

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  49. Slide 49: Key historic financials: Quilter plc continuing business

    Key historic financials: Quilter plc continuing business Total continuing business FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 Total revenues (£m) FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 Net management fees (£m) 469 446 500 483 Affluent segment 388 370 406 387 Other revenues (£m) 118 118 118 123 High Net Worth segment 196 193 212 212 Total re

  50. Slide 50: Movement in assets and flows

    Movement in assets and flows Of which managed by AuMA* AuMA* Quilter as at 31 as at 30 AuM as at December Gross Net June 30 June 2023 YTD gross flows, net flows & AuMA (£bn), unaudited 2022 flows* (£m) Flows* (£m) 2023 2023 AFFLUENT SEGMENT Quilter channel 15.4 1,775 863 15.9 12.2 IFA channel on Qui

  51. Slide 51: Quilter Investors: investment performance

    Quilter Investors: investment performance As at 30 June 2023 June- Since Fund vs IA Sector comparator 3Y 5Y 10Y 1 YTD inception Cirilium Conservative Portfolio 3 2 3 1 1 Investment performance Cirilium Balanced Portfolio 2 2 3 2 1 Cirilium Active Cirilium Moderate Portfolio 3 3 4 3 1 ➢ Continued to

  52. Slide 52: High Net Worth: investment performance

    High Net Worth: investment performance Investment Performance Highlights 30 June 2023 Absolute Performance 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year ➢ Our Growth oriented DPS continued to modestly outperform its benchmark over 1, 3 and 5 years Quilter Cheviot DPS Client 5.3% 14.5% 18.4% Growth Composite ➢ Balanced DPS w

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