PA Asks: Advice profession says 'no thank you' to introducing apps

Advice business owners reveal if they have considered introducing an app

Isabel Baxter
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The majority (60%) of advice respondents have not considered introducing an app for their business, PA Asks has revealed.

In Professional Adviser's most recent PA Asks survey, out of our 40 respondents, 60% said they have not considered introducing an app. Meanwhile, just over a quarter (27.5%) said they do have an app, 5% said they are looking to introduce one, 2.5% said they have considered introducing an app but have not gone through with it, and 5% are unsure. One pundit from a firm said "no thank you" to the idea of introducing a financial advice app. Another said there is no demand for an app. "Many clients don't use the portal set up for them," they shared. "Or won't use it unless we are con...

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