2022 outlook: What next for financial advisers?

Scott Gallacher, Chartered financial planner at Rowley Turton, says Covid-19 will continue to be a significant challenge with the continued spread of the Omicron variant. "It's not only the day to day concerns of keeping safe but also the knock-on effects on everyone's productivity," he tells PA. Gallacher adds that service standards at product providers have fallen off a cliff during the pandemic. "With an increasing backlog, and the labour shortages the UK is experiencing, I cannot see this being resolved any time soon." He also questions whether 2022 will be the year the cryptocurr...