Mark Duckworth: Financial advisers are facing 'a golden moment'

An abundance of potential clients and relatively little competition from elsewhere are combining to create "a golden moment" for the UK's financial advice sector, believes Openwork chief executive officer Mark Duckworth. Since he was appointed to the role in March 2015, he has therefore been working to position the network so its more than 2,000 advisers are best able to capitalise on the opportunities as he sees them - albeit with one eye on looming threats, such as robo-advice and the potential return to advice of the banks. "If you are a financial adviser operating today, there are...