There are two important steps the advice profession can take to help attract new talent into the sector, according to the head of Quilter's Financial Adviser School Darren Smith.
Smith, who first became a financial adviser in 1992, believes the first thing the profession should do is make people realise there are great career opportunities in the world of financial advice. "What is very clear is that when we talk to students about financial services - at career events at school, say, or those laid on by colleges or universities - they ask whether we are fund managers, asset managers or accountants, and they see those as great career opportunities," he continues. "But very few people out there are talking about becoming professional financial advisers and see ...
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