Tom Ellis: SJP revelations further place advice profession under spotlight

'Culturally bankrupt'

Tom Ellis
clock • 4 min read

The reputation of financial advisers around the country are taking a beating at the moment, writes Tom Ellis. But it is through no fault of the majority …

You may have noticed our Defining Broken Transfers series this summer, which is a number of long-read articles looking into the topic of defined benefit (DB) transfer advice. We have put so much time and effort into the series because, as we laid out here in this piece, we think DB transfers pose the greatest threat to the financial advice profession. And at Professional Adviser we are not alone - many others, including Personal Finance Society chief Keith Richards, are keenly aware of the impact any mis-selling scandal could have on the public's perception of financial advisers. But,...

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