Skandia's Michael Barrett looks how advisers can avoid provider bias within platform-based tools.
Professional Adviser recently asked whether attitude to risk (ATR) profilers merely "regulatory tickboxing" or a "planning essential". The consensus was clear: an ATR tool can add value to the advice process but it supports advice and does not replace the need for an adviser. Tools that can help facilitate a discussion about different types of risk - for example, risk tolerance, risk required, risk capacity and even risk composure - can help engage customers with the advice process, as well as help towards ensuring a suitable outcome, but the wider conversation is key. Advisers need t...
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