UK IFAs and their Clients; Identifying the IFA client base and how it can be grown.
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Looking forward, growing affluence and an aging population will increase the amount of those seeking advice and bring more potential customers to the IFA target pool. Older clients, particularly those approaching and in retirement, form the current core group of advisor customers. The typical UK IFA client is an older male investor, reflecting the fact that older men tend to be the most affluent demographic group. Consumers who choose professional advice do so in order to receive strategic advice and access to the better range of investments available through professional advisors. The pension freedoms have created a new market for investment advice, as retirees and those approaching retirement assess the wider range of options available. Life events prompt customers to seek out financial advice: the leading motivations among UK consumers are retirement, inheritance, and property purchase-related issues.
Scope
Verdict Financial’s UK IFAs and their Clients report is a comprehensive analysis of the demographics and preferences of UK investors and IFA clients, covering both advised and unadvised investors. Drawing from our 2015 IFA Survey and 2015 Retail Banking Insight Survey, the report offers insight into what characterizes UK investors, what drives investors to seek professional advice, and how to target them. Specifically, the report:
• Analyzes how the changing UK demographics and pensions freedoms have impacted the advice market.
• Examines the demographics and wealth of the UK consumer base, and which segments offer the greatest opportunities for advisors.
• Analyzes how investors have arranged their investments; whether they are advised or unadvised; and through which types of institution they have been arranged.
• Identifies the key drivers and events that prompt investors to seek advice and why some prefer to direct their investments themselves.
• Examines how advisors’ client base is sourced and how to acquire further clients.
• Offers competitive insight into client targeting and digital services.
Reasons to Buy
Identify which client segments offer the greatest opportunity in terms of unadvised wealth.
Understand how to appeal to self-directed investors versus those who are already advised.
Identify how to remain competitive by understanding investors’ motivations and preferences regarding financial advice.
Develop your client targeting strategy by understanding the drivers for seeking investment advice.
FCA
Intelliflo
Navigator Financial Planning
PensionBee
Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association
Parmenion
Pension Wise
Postcard Planning
Saga Investment Services
Saunderson House
Scottish Widows
Wealth Wizards.
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