Simon Goldthorpe: Thinking outside the box on adviser recruitment

‘A buyer’s market’

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Simon Goldthorpe looks at the ‘buyer's market’ of adviser recruitment and says while salary is important making sure people enjoy coming to work is vital…

In spite of weakening economic growth, the job market is busy. The latest labour market statistics show the number of vacancies across the UK to be at just under 1.27m, according to the Office for National Statistics, with full-time employment hitting repeated highs throughout 2022. The financial advice industry is no exception, and it's giving advice firms a real headache when it comes to recruiting new advisers. The Retail Distribution Review saw many IFAs leave the industry, and this raised the bar for those looking to enter into the profession. This has been a welcome change to th...

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