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Specialist support for financial advisers

Operate a more efficient and compliant business, delivering better outcomes for all with our market-leading expertise, insight and innovative technology.

How we can help you

We’ll help streamline your services so you can deliver effective advice to more clients, building a more profitable business. Through  industry-leading processes, award-winning services and exclusive member discounts, we’ll support efficiencies and cost savings across your entire advice process.  

Our members report the following benefits:

Reduced costs

£495

The typical reduction in cost of client servicing*

* Based on a five-hour client review at £150 per hour, with a 66% time saving

Save time

66%

With our financial planning system compared to manual processes*

* Based on a 2018 FTRC assessment

Membership discounts

£500

Typical pcm saving on tech licences*

* Switching from multiple technologies to one end-to-end planning system

Regulatory expertise

Reduce risk

Keep up to speed with evolving regulations, making sure your advice and processes stay compliant to support the best outcomes for your clients.

  • Boost knowledge and capability across your business, with easy access to expert helpdesks and our extensive library of regulatory resources.
  • Optimise the quality of your advice with our file review service, compliance audits, and adviser monitoring and training.
  • Increase efficiency and compliance with consistent methodology, using our tailored services to design, document and embed your business processes.
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Financial technology

Increase efficiency

Simplify your processes with innovative end-to-end technology that helps you find and deliver the most suitable financial solutions to your clients.

  • Work fluently, with confidence, using integrated, automated workflows and market-leading product data.
  • Improve outcomes with access to specialist portals that make it easier to access and compare mortgage, protection and insurance products.
  • Easily gather evidence of meeting regulatory requirements with our dynamic learning and regulatory technology.
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Business support

Improve performance

Achieve your business goals, whatever they are, using our support to help you set up, grow, optimise, and eventually exit your firm.

  • Meet regulatory requirements and develop staff with complimentary access to over 400 events in the industry’s most comprehensive events programme.
  • Bring in more clients with an enhanced offering and marketing tools that help you stand out in a crowded market.
  • Get the best possible value, whether you're looking to buy a business or exit the industry.
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Products and services for financial advisers

Professional development

Meet your regulatory requirements and support your people in continuous professional development with the UK’s largest event and education programme.

  • Training & CPD
  • Learning platform
  • Regulatory-based training
BUSINESS SUPPORT

Proposition development

Support more clients, more effectively by enhancing your offering and better promoting your services.

  • Investment solutions
  • Mortgage & protection
  • Referrals & partnerships
BUSINESS SUPPORT

Acquisition & exit

Grow your business or realise its value with Horizon, our exclusive firm buyout service.

  • Realise the value of your business when it’s time to exit
  • Find the right firm to acquire if you’re looking to grow
  • Find the right deal for you and your clients
BUSINESS SUPPORT

Financial planning

Optimise the advice process with free access to Defaqto Engage, the UK’s most comprehensive financial planning tool.

  • Streamline operations with a single solution- from ATR to research and suitability reporting
  • A consistent methodology to help lower risk
  • Deliver a confidence-inspiring advice journey that leads to sustained growth
FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY

Regulatory evidencing

Show how you’re meeting Consumer Duty regulations with leading tech solutions to evidence you’re working in the best interests of your clients:

  • Identify and support vulnerable clients
  • Collect detailed customer feedback to evidence understanding and value
  • Maintain your knowledge and demonstrate your competency
FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY

Research & sourcing

Find and recommend the most suitable products to your clients with our research and sourcing tools.

  • Mortgage software
  • Protection & GI solutions
  • Investments
FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY

Compliance services

Mitigate risk with our expert guidance, support and oversight. Our flexible services can be built around your needs to help you operate in a consistently compliant manner.

  • Compliance & technical helpdesks
  • Authorisation & FCA reporting
  • Regulatory updates & resources
REGULATORY EXPERTISE

Advice quality

Make sure you’re operating in line with regulatory requirements with reviews, advice and guidance from our expert teams.

  • Supporting with your advice processes
  • Training and competency and certification scheme management
  • Reviews and support for more complex cases
REGULATORY EXPERTISE

Professional development

Meet your regulatory requirements and support your people in continuous professional development with the UK’s largest event and education programme.

  • Training & CPD
  • Learning platform
  • Regulatory-based training
Find out more
BUSINESS SUPPORT

Proposition development

Support more clients, more effectively by enhancing your offering and better promoting your services.

  • Investment solutions
  • Mortgage & protection
  • Referrals & partnerships
Find out more
BUSINESS SUPPORT

Acquisition & exit

Grow your business or realise its value with Horizon, our exclusive firm buyout service.

  • Realise the value of your business when it’s time to exit
  • Find the right firm to acquire if you’re looking to grow
  • Find the right deal for you and your clients
Find out more
BUSINESS SUPPORT

Financial planning

Optimise the advice process with free access to Defaqto Engage, the UK’s most comprehensive financial planning tool.

  • Streamline operations with a single solution- from ATR to research and suitability reporting
  • A consistent methodology to help lower risk
  • Deliver a confidence-inspiring advice journey that leads to sustained growth
Find out more
FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY

Regulatory evidencing

Show how you’re meeting Consumer Duty regulations with leading tech solutions to evidence you’re working in the best interests of your clients:

  • Identify and support vulnerable clients
  • Collect detailed customer feedback to evidence understanding and value
  • Maintain your knowledge and demonstrate your competency
Find out more
FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY

Research & sourcing

Find and recommend the most suitable products to your clients with our research and sourcing tools.

  • Mortgage software
  • Protection & GI solutions
  • Investments
Find out more
FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY

Compliance services

Mitigate risk with our expert guidance, support and oversight. Our flexible services can be built around your needs to help you operate in a consistently compliant manner.

  • Compliance & technical helpdesks
  • Authorisation & FCA reporting
  • Regulatory updates & resources
Find out more
REGULATORY EXPERTISE

Advice quality

Make sure you’re operating in line with regulatory requirements with reviews, advice and guidance from our expert teams.

  • Supporting with your advice processes
  • Training and competency and certification scheme management
  • Reviews and support for more complex cases
Find out more
REGULATORY EXPERTISE

"The team are very knowledgeable and understand the needs of our business. They are in tune with an IFAs business and the issues we face."

Giles Sanger
Gilmar

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01484 439 100

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