After more than a year since the coronavirus pandemic had us all working from home, Brendan Llewellyn explores what effect this has had on adviser businesses and sentiment...
This time last year in Adviser Home research, almost two-thirds (62%) of advisers recorded an increased demand for advice and reassurance and now this has risen to 83%. This might be expected: after a full year since the first lockdown clients are inevitably seeking reassurance where they can. Given the capacity for advisers to offer both formal advice - and informal on a number of concerns people are facing - then this enhanced demand has to be welcomed. One adviser told us: "People are delighted to be able to communicate with their adviser. Many businesses have been unable to operate a...
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