Mutual fund and full-service dealer firms are looking for ways to address the many challenges coming their way — much to the approval of financial advisors, who are seeing new highs in their books of business.
May 20, 2016
Mutual fund and full-service dealer firms are looking for ways to address the many challenges coming their way — much to the approval of financial advisors, who are seeing new highs in their books of business.
May 20, 2016Pablo Fuchs, senior editor with Investment Executive, and Fiona Collie, staff writer, discuss the results of the 2016 Dealers’ Report Card, including growing books of business for advisors and improvement to firms’ ratings in a variety of categories.
Reps are seeing new highs in their books of business. And advisors are rating their firms higher this year in a variety of categories, as the work their dealers are doing to improve is appreciated
Many advisors hope the introduction of CRM2 will lead to clearer and better client account statements
Although some firms are doing a better job on technology, the "satisfaction gap" in this category suggests much work is needed
With little consensus among advisors about what they need from their firms in ongoing training, the firms that are praised most offer the right blend of what advisors are looking for
Regulatory initiatives such as CRM2 are forcing firms to create or improve their IT platforms - as well as increase the support and education for advisors making the transition to or operating within a fee-based practice
Support for mobile technology is becoming more important for financial advisors, and firms are doing a better job of delivering the help advisors need to be productive when away from the office
Advisors are happier when their firms focus on informing advisors about what's important, including the firm's strategic focus, and provide the proper channels through which to communicate with leadership
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