Cost control is extremely important for a financial adviser business, writes Mickey Morrissey - indeed, it will make the difference between scaled-up businesses being profitable or loss-making
Optimism is in the air for financial adviser firms, with many looking forward to a good year ahead. After conducting some research in partnership with Discus, we discovered almost three-quarters (73%) of advisers are ‘very optimistic' about their business prospects for the next 12 months. And while Brexit negotiations loom large, many of those we polled believe the UK leaving the European Union will ‘increase' (33%) or ‘significantly increase' (47%) the number of clients they will work with in the next two years. The message is clear - the outlook for those providing professional fin...
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