Time for IFAs to drink in the changes to help clients

17 Feb 2016

What with FAMR and speculation on pensions in the next Budget, advisers will find they have ‘so much to do, so little time’

Winston Churchill was once accused by an opponent of having drunk enough liquor in his life to half-fill a room. Without a trace of embarrassment the great man simply looked up at the ceiling and said, wistfully: “Ah, so much to do and so little time”.

I am sure the sentiment of “so much to do and so little time” will strike a chord with many advisers, especially given all the huffing and puffing going on with the financial advice market review (FAMR), coupled with media speculation about what will happen to pensions in the Budget. I am, therefore, delighted to hear that most financial advisers are concentrating their efforts on building strong, profitable businesses by doing a good job for their clients.

 

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