Competition for financial adviser jobs is experiencing a surge according to independent advice group deVere, which has seen job applications double this January.
The group said it had received twice as many job applications in the UK on this year's ‘Massive Monday' as it did last year. It put this down to the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), which it believes has driven many banks and some advisory firms out of the market, leaving advisers out of a job. 'Massive Monday', the first Monday in January, is statistically the most popular day of the year to hunt for a new job. deVere United Kingdom head of financial planning Kevin White said: "There is always a spike in the amount of CVs we're sent on ‘Massive Monday' as people have had time ove...
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