Blog: Where have all the good guys gone?

Where have all the good guys gone?

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Traditional approaches to financial services recruitment are gone. The wealth management industry needs to explore new avenues to find the right calibre of staff, argues Colin Lawson

At the end of last year, a study into the UK's private banking and wealth management revealed that the sector now oversees £524bn and contributes £5.5bn a year to the economy. Some 65,000 people are employed in the sector, yet I believe many of the formal, city banking stereotypes surrounding the industry, are holding back the younger recruits from grasping the opportunity to shine. That's why I'm throwing down the gauntlet to uncover a new generation of wealth managers and paraplanners.   'Exciting opportunity' Due to a growing client base, we've been on consistent recruitmen...

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