Recruitment and staffing issues keeping advice business owners awake at night

Route to advice via schools, colleges and universities said to be ‘the best way’

Isabel Baxter
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There are growing concerns from advice business owners about recruitment and staffing issues, The Lang Cat as found.

The financial consultancy's latest recent State of the Advice Nation report showed younger financial advisers see education as a key pathway for getting new blood into the industry. This comes amidst growing concerns around recruitment and staffing issues for business owners, with 15% saying it is an issue that is keeping them awake at night. The Lang Cat's report also found that 43% of new entrants who responded said routes via schools, colleges and universities are the best way of getting more people into the advice profession.  Source: The Lang Cat When asked what attract...

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