Study undoes myth of IFA tech phobia

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Financial advisers are perhaps a little more ‘net savvy' than industry perception suggests, as research reveals eight out of ten intermediaries are now using broadband internet access for business and over a quarter of advisers would like to give advice online.

Key findings of the IFAonline Technology study 2005, 80% of advisers have broadband internet connections both at home and at work, a further 16% have a network connection while just 3% now use dial-up. At the same time, one quarter (25%) of those questioned say they access the internet at least once a day while “on the move” and eight out of ten advisers (80%) are now able to access video and sound presentations from their office – a service which four out of ten advisers (38%) use to gather fund manager video viewpoints. The most popular use of the internet among financial advisers is t...

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