Partner Insight: Consumer Duty - adopting a more holistic approach to financial advice

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Partner Insight: Consumer Duty - adopting a more holistic approach to financial advice

Client satisfaction has traditionally been tied to market performance and return prospects, but that has proven to be a relationship that has been problematic for advisers in recent years amid ongoing volatility and regulatory scrutiny. With the Consumer Duty emphasising a need for value for money, there is a need in 2024 to decouple client satisfaction from market fluctuations.

As the financial industry moves away from a traditional, product-based approach to adopt a goals-based planning model, what do advisers need to know to stay ahead of the curve?

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