Tim Sargisson: Steady as she goes

Numbers in Adviserland

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Tim Sargisson picks out some of the most eye-catching numbers from the Personal Investment Management & Financial Advice Association's sixth annual report, The Financial Adviser Market In Numbers

The recently released sixth annual report from the Personal Investment Management & Financial Advice Association (PIMFA), The Financial Adviser Market In Numbers, can be helpful in showing the size and nature of the financial advice sector. It is certainly interesting in the way it provides a comprehensive overview of the financial services market and the trends occurring within it. It is probably no surprise to learn 2017 saw an uptick in the number of advisers - up from 25,611 to 26,311 over the 12 months to December 2017 - while the number of firms decreased over the same period, from...

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