Keith Richards: Time for advice 'better than it has ever been'

PA talks to Personal Finance Society's Keith Richards

Tom Ellis
clock • 8 min read

Financial advice has been shaken by regulatory and political changes of late. Tom Ellis talks to Personal Finance Society CEO Keith Richards about how advisers are fairing these days, the return of bank advice and what plans the PFS has to further the industry

Despite the tumultuous time the advice sector has seen over the past few years, with the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), Financial Advice Market Review (FAMR) and most recently Brexit, Richards (pictured) said he was confident advisers are in fine shape. "What we're now seeing is a shift from recognised need to increased demand in people looking for advice," he said. "Even the disruptions like Brexit have demonstrated the worth and value of professional advice." He said, if anything, uncertainties created around the Brexit vote, such as what it would do to the economy and the market...

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