Nine out of 10 IFAs support fees says Winterthur Life

Questioning 500 advisers in May and June this year, Winterthur Life says 52% of them believe offering fee-based advise is “essential” if they wish to succeed with their business. Some 40% also say they deem it as “important”, taking the numbers of IFAs suporting fees up to 92%. These findings were up 19% compared with previous surveys conducted by the product provider. Looking towards the future, 96% of IFAs seem positive, deeming their business prospects would either "improve" or remain "unchanged" post-depolarisation. A majority (86%) say they expect to continue working as IFA...