I’m not sure why this should be a surprise to anyone. Yes, economic realities mean that advisers...
Financial Advisers
“Letter of authority: Why now is the right time for change”
This may sound like a non-issue from outside the world-of-financial-advice bubble. It is the bain,...
“Worry for profession as young adviser numbers plummet”
There are around 31,000 advisers currently authorised by the FCA to give advice. Of these only...
“Octopus CEO: Financial advisers should be more like GPs”
‘Financial advisers should be more like GPs’. An interesting headline. The writer’s rationale is...
“Advice firms only spend 35% of time on client meetings”
I asked a (past-retirement-age) colleague this week what made him want to, still enthusiastically,...
What’s in a name?
https://youtu.be/3ls6UEUVNOU One of our trade papers this week asked a selection of advisers how...
“‘Trust in the industry needs to be built'”
“Trust needs to be built in the financial advice industry, and bringing in people from different...
“Why more young advisers are needed to replace those retiring”
The average age of a financial adviser is 59. Many of those above the average are hoping to hang...
“‘I was really surprised at how emotional clients can get'”
When you’ve been doing this job for a long time, it’s refreshing to hear the thoughts of someone...
“Green investing is underperforming, but don’t count it out just yet”
There are some johnny-come-lately ethical and sustainable investors who put money into...
“FCA: Good advisers have ‘nothing to fear’ from redress scheme”
A firm with whom we work did advise British Steel workers, was as a result given a thorough...
“Is vertical integration good for advisers?”
I think the point here should be, is it good for clients? Vertical integration is not something...
Royal London slams Shell’s climate plan
This is good news, a sign of big investment companies using their clout in positive way. Royal...
“Fiduciary duty trumps ethics for weapons investors”
Here’s food for thought if you’re not currently an ethical investor. Many, if not most...
“SJP drops ‘exclusive’ wealth management tag to widen appeal”
This is a pretty big turnaround and certainly the result of hours of marketing meetings with...