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Hargreaves Lansdown plc is a leading provider of investment management products and services to private investors in the UK. Founded in 1981 by Peter Hargreaves and Stephen Lansdown, Hargreaves Lansdown has established a reputation for providing high quality client service and value-for-money products to private investors, whether they are making their own investment decisions or looking for an advisory or discretionary service. The Company has over 350,000 active clients. The Group's flagship service, Vantage, is a direct-to-private investor fund supermarket and wrap platform. The Vantage wrap platform offers clients the administrative convenience of being able to hold and manage their investments, including unit trusts, OEICs, equities, bonds, investment trusts and cash, irrespective of the tax vehicle, in one place with consolidated valuation reports, a single dealing service and instant online access. In addition, the Group aims to deliver highly competitive pricing, providing more than Tã75 million in fund discounts and rebates to clients in the 2006 calendar year. As at 31 March 2007, Vantage administered approximately Tã7.4 billion of assets directly on behalf of private investors. By this measure, the directors of Hargreaves Lansdown believe that Vantage is the largest direct fund supermarket and wrap platform for the private investor in the UK.
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