Results Presentation

Year ended 30 September 2020

Presentation team

Alex Scott

Chief Executive Officer

  • Joined IntegraFin in 2009
  • 1997 - Twelve years in insurance licence provision
  • 25 years of insurance experience in the UK and internationally

Jonathan Gunby

Executive Director - IFAL CEO

  • Joined IntegraFin in 2011
  • 1999 - Twelve years as Director of NMG Holdings
  • 30 years of financial services experience in the UK and internationally

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Key messages

Total revenue £107.3m, up 8% compared to FY19

Profit before tax £55.3m for the period, up 11% compared to FY19 Operating profit £55.3m, up 11% compared to operating profit in FY19 Operating margin increased to 52%, from operating margin of 50% in FY19 Cash flow and group balance sheet remain strong, with no debt

Second interim dividend of 5.6p declared, total dividend of 8.3p FUD at £41.09bn, up 9% since FY19

Net inflows of £3.59bn, up 3% from FY19 Gross inflows of £5.75bn

Client numbers at 192k, up 7% from FY19

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Growth in Funds under Direction

Impressive FUD growth

Growth in Funds Under Direction (£bn) compared to the MSCI World Index

250.000

2007

45

Transact has enjoyed FUD

2003 Transact

41.1

growth every year since

moves into

First dividend paid

40

2000.

operational

yearly thereafter

37.8

2020

profit during

200.000

COVID-19 Pandemic

2000

2003

35

2018

33.1

FUD growth maintained

First

assets

IHP lists on the

30

through periods of high

onto

London Stock

27.9

platform

Exchange

stock market volatility.

150.000

in 2000

25

22.7

8%

2%

By asset class

20

18.0

10%

100.000

16.0

Equity

15

13.6

Bonds

11.5

9.8

8.8

10

Cash

50.000

55%

7.1

Property

5.6

4.9

5

25%

Other

3.1

0.9

1.7

0.1

0.2

0.5

0

0.000

0

00

01

02

03

04

05

06

07

08

09

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

FUD

WORLD Standard (Large+Mid Cap)

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FY20 Net inflows were up 3%

£1.8bn

£1.6bn

£1.4bn

£1.2bn

£1.0bn

£0.8bn

£0.6bn

£0.4bn

£0.2bn

£0.0bn

£1.70bn

£1.54bn

£1.44bn

£1.48bn

£1.39bn

£1.39bn

£1.29bn

£1.23bn

£1.10bn

£0.93bn

£0.96bn

£0.88bn

£0.89bn

£0.80bn

£0.80bn

£0.73bn

Q1 FY19

Q2 FY19

Q3 FY19

Q4 FY19

Q1 FY20

Q2 FY20

Q3 FY20

Q4 FY20

Gross

Net

£m

FY20

Opening FUD

37,799

Inflows

5,750

Outflows

(2,160)

Net inflows

3,590

Market

(224)

movements

Other

(72)

movements

Closing FUD

41,093

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FUD by wrapper split

45

40

35

£10.08bn

£9.27bn

30

£8.05bn

£9.38bn

FUD(£bn)

25

£6.89 bn

£8.79bn

20

£8.00bn

£1.64bn

£1.54bn

£1.16bn

£7.08 bn

£1.07bn

£1.41bn

15

£0.96bn

£1.25 bn

£0.84 bn

10

£17.13bn

£18.84bn

£14.69bn

5

£11.87 bn

0

FY17

FY18

FY19

FY20

Strong growth in all

wrapper types over the

ISAs

period.

Pensions and ISA CAGRs

GIA

in excess of 16%.

Offshore

GIAs and Bond ISAs

Bond

Onshore

CAGR in excess of 10%.

Bond

Pension

Wrappers

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Pension transfers split by DB vs. DC

£700m

£600m

£500m

£400m

£300m

£200m

£100m

£0m

Pension transfer business

has remained strong.

3Q20 reduction in DC

transfers as COVID-19

£512m

£480m

£456m

£446m

DC

impacts took effect.

DB

£302m

Recovery in DC transfers

in 4Q20 but still not back

to 4Q19 levels.

£129m

£133m

£162m

£126m

£133m

DB transfers remained

stable over the year.

Q4 FY19

Q1 FY20

Q2 FY20

Q3 FY20

Q4 FY20

Quarter

Q4 FY19

Q1 FY20

Q2 FY20

Q3 FY20

Q4 FY20

DB as a %

20.1%

21.7%

26.2%

29.4%

23.0%

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Financial Performance

Fee Income - Responsible Pricing

We share the benefits of scale economies with our clients and reduce our charges when confident it will not negatively impact our award-winning service.

Annual Commission

  • No change to Annual Commission charges in 2019.
  • Annual Commission charges reduced from 0.29% to 0.28% and from 0.19% to 0.18% (for the respective charging bands) on 1 April 2020.

Wrapper Fees

  • Flat fees - no increases.

Buy Commission

  • Buy commission rebate threshold reduced from £1m to £500k from 1 March 2019.
  • Buy commission rebate threshold further reduced to 400k from 1 March 2020.

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Total fee income up 8%

97% of total fee income is recurring

FY20

FY19 Change

£m

£m

Annual Fee

Income

Wrapper Fee

Income

Buy

Commissions

Total Fee

Income

Annual basis point charge levied on assets and cash held on the platform

Annual fixed fee levied on all Transact wrappers

Commission levied on the value of buy transactions executed on the platform

94.5

86.7

+9%

(88%)

(87%)

9.7

9.0

+8%

(9%)

(9%)

3.1

3.5

-11%

(3%)

(4%)

107.3

99.2

+8%

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Well controlled expenses

£m

FY20

FY19

Change

Restated

Staff costs

36.9

36.3

+2%

Occupancy(1)

2.0

3.6

-44%

Regulatory and professional fees

7.0

5.5

+27%

Other income - tax relief to

(1.1)

(1.0)

+10%

shareholders

Other costs

3.8

3.7

+3%

Total expenses

48.6

48.1

+1%

Depreciation and amortisation(1)

2.6

0.7

+271%

Total operating expenses

51.2

48.8

+5%

  1. Impact of IFRS 16 reduces occupancy costs by £1.6m and increases depreciation and amortisation by £1.9m. This is due to the recognition of office leases as right of use assets, and subsequent depreciation.

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Staff numbers

30 Sep 20

30 Sep 19

Change

IT & technology

121

115

+5%

Operational & support

327

332

-2%

Sales & marketing

39

39

0%

Total staff

487

486

0%

  • Small increase in IT staff to increase development capabilities.
  • Small reduction in Operational and support staff numbers as a result of efficiency gained through platform development.
  • The small rise in staff costs in the period was attributable to the net effects of general inflationary increases.

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P&L and cash flows

Profit & loss

Restatement

£m

FY19

FY19

Restated

Published

FUD (£bn)

37.8

37.8

Total fee income

99.2

99.2

Cost of sales

(0.8)

(0.8)

Net revenue

98.4

98.4

Staff costs

(36.3)

(36.3)

Other costs

(12.5)

(13.5)

Total expenses

(48.8)

(49.8)

Operating profit

49.6

48.6

Operating margin

50%

49%

  • FY19 Profit after tax has been restated to £41.1 million from £40.1 million.
  • FY19 opening retained earnings has been restated with an increase of £5.4m.
  • The restatement is due to an error caused by corporate expenses being deducted in the policyholder tax calculation resulting in an overprovision of tax reserves due back to policyholders.
  • There has been a release of the policyholder tax provision to the retained earnings as at 1 October 2018 and to the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income in 2019.

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P&L and cash flows

Profit & loss

Cash flows

£m

FY20

FY19

Restated

FUD (£bn)

41.1

37.8

Total fee income

107.3

99.2

Cost of sales

(0.8)

(0.8)

Net revenue

106.5

98.4

Staff costs

(36.9)

(36.3)

Other costs

(14.3)

(12.5)

Total expenses

(51.2)

(48.8)

Operating profit

55.3

49.6

FUD Y-o-Y growth

9%

14%

Operating margin

52%

50%

£m

FY20

FY19

Restated

Operating profit

55.3

49.6

Depreciation & amortisation

2.6

0.7

Working capital requirements

5.0

4.2

Capex

(0.9)

(1.2)

Tax paid(1)

(13.8)

(8.7)

Free cash flows

48.2

44.6

Net operating cash conversion(2)

120%

115%

  1. Tax paid excludes policyholder tax paid
  2. Conversion from profit after tax into net cash from operating activities

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We continue to achieve strong profit growth while also reducing fees

CAGR: 11%

Transact has an impressive record of consistently

Total fee income

£63.6m £68.4m

£80.2m

£91.2m £99.2m £107.3m

growing both revenue and operating profit.

Given its scale and operating leverage, Transact has

been able to implement a number of pro-active

pricing changes.

FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20

Adjusted operating profit(1,2)

£23.0m

CAGR: 19%

£55.3m

£49.6m

£37.7m

£43.3m

£28.7m

We have implemented our 13th price reduction in

11 years.

Revenue yield & adjusted operating profit margin

FY15

FY16

FY17

FY18

FY19

FY20

42.0%

47.0%

47.5%

50.0%

51.5%

37.4bps

33.6bps

31.7bps

29.6bps

28.6bps

27.7bps

36.2%

FY15

FY16

FY17

FY18

FY19

FY20

  1. Adjusted operating profit excludes one-off IPO related costs relating to FY17 & FY18
  2. FY16 operating profit includes an adjustment of £0.7m for the annualised pro forma impact of the acquisition of IAD

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Group balance sheet remains strong

  • Transact operates with a conservative balance sheet position:
    • No debt
    • Policyholder assets and liabilities fully matched
    • Second interim dividend of 5.6p declared
    • Total dividend: £27.5m (2020) vs £25.8m (2019)
    • Cash balance of £154.1m as at September '20 (2019: £132.3m), before £18.6m dividend, supporting regulatory capital, risk appetite and tax requirements of £97.0m

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£m

Non-current assets

Loans

2.6

Intangible assets

13.0

Property, plant and equipment

2.3

Rights of use assets

3.9

Deferred tax assets

0.5

Deferred acquisition costs

53.5

75.8

Current assets

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

5.1

Other prepayments and accrued income

14.4

Trade and other receivables

3.5

Investments held for the benefit of

policyholders

16,727.2

Policyholder cash and cash equivalents

1,385.7

Shareholder cash and cash equivalents

154.1

Current Tax Asset

0.1

18,290.1

Current liabilities

Trade and other payables

18.4

Finance lease liabilities

2.4

Liabilities for linked investment contracts

18,112.9

Current tax liabilities

-

18,133.7

Non-current liabilities

Provisions

25.2

Finance lease liabilities

3.7

Deferred income liability

53.5

Deferred tax liabilities

9.0

91.4

Net assets

140.9

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Business Update

Strong client base and addressable market

Increasing client and adviser numbers

200,000

7,000

180,000

6,000

160,000

140,000

5,000

120,000

4,000

100,000

80,000

3,000

60,000

2,000

40,000

1,000

20,000

0

0

FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20

Count of investors

Count of advisers

  • Client numbers up 7% from FY19
  • Adviser numbers up 6% from FY19
  • Client retention remained at 96% per annum

Large market with growth opportunities

UK House Hold

Wealth £6.7trn

UK Advised Platform

Market £460.52bn

Transact FY20 FUD

£41.09bn

Source: Fundscape

The Platform Report

Q320

  • UK advised platform market FUD grew 6% in the previous year in difficult market conditions, our FUD grew 9% in the same period.
  • 36,401 IFA's in the UK as at 2019, 15,000 which we

consider to be contestable.

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Continued technological advances to meet client needs

Platform investment up 9% to £9.8m for the year, making further enhancements that benefit the client and adviser online experience.

We expect that adviser users will continue to move their clients onto Transact, as they experience the benefits that our service brings, and those clients already using us will put more money into their portfolios.

We have launched 'Guided Applications' which enable online applications for a new portfolio and multiple

wrappers to be completed online.

We now accept e- signatures, accepting them on most applications via digital signature provider DocuSign.

We have moved all sales conferences and adviser appointments online.

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Transact is consistently rated top for service

UK Investment Trends Adviser Technology & Business Report 2020

  • Transact was rated the top platform in the UK Investment Trends Adviser Technology & Business Report 2020.
  • In this year's study, Transact is rated first for overall satisfaction, for overall adviser support services and for overall investment capabilities.
  • Transact also once again obtained the highest advocacy rating from its adviser relationships, with the top net promoter score.
  • This is the 11th year running that Transact has been rated top.
  • The study is one of the most comprehensive undertaken and is based on the views of 1,466 UK advisory professionals. The fieldwork for this independent research was undertaken in March 2020.

CoreData Investment Platform Study 2020

CoreData research is a multinational company specialising in financial services. CoreData surveyed 991 UK professionals in the most recent wave.

Transact was rated Best Overall Platform (2020) - based on 46 service metrics.

Transact were also rated Best Large Platform (2020) for the 11th consecutive year.

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New Charging structure

New Transact annual commission charging structure effective from 01/04/2021

Single or consolidated portfolios of less than £100,000

Cash & investments

£0 - £60,000

0.50%

>£60,000 and <£100,000

0.27%

Single or consolidated portfolios of £100,000 and above

Cash & investments

£0 - £600,000

0.27%

>£600,000 - £1,200,000

0.17%

>£1,200,000 - £5,000,000

0.07%

On the remainder

0.05%

New Transact buy commission charging structure effective from 01/03/2021

Monthly average portfolio

Refund

Effective rate

value

<£300k

0%

0.05%

£300k+

100%

0.00%

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Regulation

  • COVID-19
    We expect that throughout 2021 the FCA will continue to devote considerable effort to supervising authorised firms in relation to the impact of COVID-19.
  • Operational resilience

A joint Bank of England, PRA and FCA policy statement is expected in 2021 addressing requirements for strengthening operational resilience across financial services.

  • Platform market study
    New rules to simplify transfers between platforms are being introduced in February 2021. The FCA has announced a halt to its consultation work on restricting platform exit fees, due to platforms moving away from such fee charging, but that it will continue to monitor the situation. We have never charged exit fees.
  • Duty of care
    The FCA has indicated that it will begin a consultation in 2021 on investment firms duty of care to consumers.
  • Vulnerable customers
    In late 2020, early 2021 the FCA is expected to finalise and bring into immediate effect guidance on the fair treatment of vulnerable customers.
  • Prudential regulation
    The FCA is to begin a consultation on a new UK prudential regulation for investment firms with a view to new rules being implemented from sometime around mid 2021.

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Summary: Transact enjoys a strong growth profile

penetrationMarketIndustry drivers

Growth in UK wealth market

Growth in assets managed by financial advisers

Growth in wealth managed by current advisers

Increasing penetration of current advisers

New advisers joining Transact

Strong growth profile for Transact

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Strategy

Drive organic growth:

  • Grow FUD by attracting and retaining advisers and their clients.
  • Deliver a superior service and value for money.

Consider acquisition opportunities

  • Innovative development opportunities to broaden our proposition.
  • Scale opportunities to increase shareholder value and accelerate responsible pricing.

Reinvest in the business:

  • Continue to enhance our existing proposition by adding new financial planning components for advisers.

Grow earnings:

  • Maintain level of growth and potentially increase it in the coming year recognising the economic outlook is challenging.

Maintain cash generation:

  • We will continue to manage expenses and it is expected the Group's strong liquidity profile will be maintained.

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Disclaimer

The information contained in this presentation has not been independently verified and no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made as to, and no reliance should be placed on, the fairness, accuracy, completeness or correctness of the information or opinions contained herein. None of IntegraFin Holdings plc (the "Company"), any other members of its group (together with the Company, the "Group") or its or their directors, advisers or representatives shall have any liability whatsoever (in negligence or otherwise) for any loss howsoever arising from any use of this presentation or its contents or otherwise arising in connection with this presentation. Unless otherwise stated, all financial information contained herein is stated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the UK at the date hereof.

Certain statements made in this presentation are forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events or results to differ materially from any expected future events or results expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements.

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Appendix 1 - Pre-Look through position

Type

Value (£bn)

Percentage of total

FUD

Mutual funds

34.45

83.84%

Cash (pooled)

3.12

7.59%

Investment trusts

1.41

3.43%

ETFs

0.88

2.14%

Shares

0.79

1.93%

Structured products

0.28

0.70%

FI & Gilts

0.11

0.26%

Others

0.05

0.11%

Total

41.09

Look through by

asset class

8%

2%

Equity

10%

Bonds

Cash

Property

55%

Other

25%

Direct investment breakdown

Shares

FI & Gilts

Others

0%

0%

ETFs

2%

2%

Structured products

Investment

1%

trusts

3%

Cash

8%

Mutual Funds

27

84%

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Appendix 2 - Cohort analysis

Cohort Analysis by Adviser for Inflows Split by FY Year of First

Inflows breakdown

£m

Relationship

£7,000

FY 20

-Inflows from current investors putting more onto

£6,000

FY 19

the Platform: 31%

FY 18

FY 17

-Inflows from advisers with established relationship

£5,000

FY 16

FY 15

putting new investors onto the Platform: 62%

FY 14

-Inflows from new advisers onto the Platform: 7%

£4,000

FY 13

FY 12

£3,000

FY 11

FY 10

FY 09

£2,000

FY 08

FY 07

FY 06

£1,000

FY 05

FY 04

FY 03

£0

FY 02

FY 17

FY 18

FY 19

FY 20

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