Regulation and recruitment biggest threats to IFAs

In the first of its quarterly “IFA Insights Survey” - ahead of the Financial Services Authority’s (FSA) review of retail distribution - Aegon reveals 88% of advisers see the burden of regulation as the most serious threat to the future of the IFA, while 79% see the recruitment of the right calibre of people into the industry as a serious issue. The survey of 100 IFAs, carried out by Populus on behalf of Aegon, reveals a lack of public trust in the industry only comes in third with 72%, while less than half rated the internet as a threat, and the possibility of being left behind technologi...