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The best communication strategy for advisers to keep clients happy is to contact them 11 times a year, according to a survey which tracked client satisfaction.
Advisers respond to FCA call for 'short' suitability letters
Advisers should not feel pressured to produce monthly or even quarterly update reports for clients, according to management consultant Brett Davidson, who brands the practice "lunacy".
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is not prescriptive about how firms deliver their services because it knows advice can be given in an "infinite variety of ways" - but it has communicated four steps firms should follow to satisfy its requirements....
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is concerned about the due diligence advisers perform on investment product providers and will continue to monitor the area, technical specialist for the regulator Rory Percival has said.
Consumer trust can "breed arrogance" within organisations, the leader of the Question of Trust campaign told delegates at the IFP conference yesterday.