IFAs still don't get IT

The findings come through a survey of about 500 IFAs visiting the ExWeb portal.

Reasons for the apparent paradox are put down to:

Client declarations still being required on paper;

IFA reticence in using IT in clients’ homes;

IFA concerns about not having a paper record;

Time limits, which make it quicker to use an administrator to complete applications.

Just 8% of the IFAs surveyed said they entered data directly into a PC while with a client.

A full 92% of the 81% who stated they submit business electronically said they collected data on paper with a view to re-entering the data when back at the office.

The Exchange has published a free guide for IFAs explaining how to submit business electronically to provider, available from the “buy” section at www.exchange.co.uk.

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