Mark Hardwicke sets out some key points for advisers wanting to sell their business, which focus on a single objective - obtaining the best price, on the right terms, at the right time
Five years ago the word did not even exist. Businesses were not planning for it, the government refused to even contemplate it and hardly anyone was predicting it. The ‘it', of course, is Brexit - the animating issue that seems to dominate every business conversation. Add the equally unforeseen arrival of Donald Trump in the White House to the surprise referendum result and 2016 will go down as the year of unpredictability. Its enduring legacy is prolonged uncertainty, which seems set to continue for some time to come. If we look ahead, an estimated one-third of financial advisers i...
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