by Mariam Pourshoushtari | 06 September 2019 | UK Financial Advisers
Over 90% of UK adviser firms have changed their approach to adviser charging in the last two years, according to our survey for the latest Platforum report – UK Adviser Market: Costs and Charges. The most glaring trend is towards cutting charges for higher value...
by Mariam Pourshoushtari | 12 July 2019 | UK Financial Advisers
Recruiting advisers and other experienced staff ranks as one of the biggest challenges that advice businesses now face, according to many of the owners and managers of advice firms we have spoken to in our research at Platforum. In fact, we discovered that half of...
by Mariam Pourshoushtari | 12 April 2019 | UK Financial Advisers
Decumulation was the subject of lively debate at our adviser dinner round table last week, when advisers from different parts of UK (and with different points of view) came together to discuss this tricky subject. The diversity of retired clients’ circumstances makes...
by Joshua Taylor and Mariam Pourshoushtari | 10 August 2018 | Archive
Over 40% of adviser firms have reviewed their charging structures in the last six months. And nearly all adviser firms have taken a long hard look at their approach to adviser charging in the last two years, according to our adviser survey for the latest Platforum...
by Mariam Pourshoushtari | 03 August 2018 | Archive
We’ve all seen the headlines – it’s boom time for UK financial advisers. Adviser firms’ revenue is up 22% since 2016, and firms are looking to expand – especially in internal headcount. Adviser firms are on the hunt for recruits, with 65% aiming to add to their staff...
