Mark Gee: The benefits technology can bring to every adviser

New clients and markets, lower costs, improved control

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De-bunking the 'digitisation myth', Mark Gee explains why technology is offering not just some but all financial advisers the opportunity to leapfrog their competitors

Wherever you look in society, technology is having an increasingly important role in our busy everyday lives. From ordering an Uber using a smartphone to buying a coffee with contactless payments, we are living in a digital revolution. But one industry that has been accused by some of failing to keep pace with consumers' expectations is financial services - and in particular the wealth management sector. While consumers are becoming increasingly digitally savvy, some firms have been slow to modernise their businesses. And it seems they won't stand for this inactivity for much longer. Rec...

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