Advisers need to be "more professional" to maximise potential connections with fellow professionals, a new report reveals.
The Building Professional Connections study commissioned by Aegon shows that accountants and solicitors are open to closer ties with advisers but still have significant concerns about working with them. More than two-thirds of the 250 accountants and solicitors questioned believe they can work with IFAs and do more business together, with 61% believing that advisers are considered very professional. However, Phil Wickenden from study authors So Here's the Plan, confirmed that it was some of the age-old concerns surrounding the advice profession that came up again, with 40% of responde...
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