Budget wobbles could be making Brits vulnerable

Financial advisers have been inundated with Budget questions

Jen Frost
clock • 3 min read

Budget unease could be driving or exacerbating client vulnerability, with financial advisers inundated with queries in the run up.

Speaking at the trade association's vulnerability event on Thursday (24 October), Personal Investment Management & Financial Advice Association (PIMFA) CEO Liz Field pointed to heightened client anxiety amid Budget uncertainty. "At the moment, of course, our sector is being absolutely inundated with calls from their clients because of worry about the budget next week, and there'll be instances there where very clearly they're anxious, ‘what should I do?'" Field said. "They're vulnerable in one shape, or way, or another." Advisers have been dealing with increased demand from clients in...

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