New Blood report 2026

Financial planning needs new blood. Yet as a career, that prospect appeals to very few young people today.

The meaning of value 2025

Our third annual study with Royal London looking at the meaning of value, offers a unique look at what clients genuinely care about.

State of the advice nation

State of the Advice Nation is the UK’s best insight into the UK advice profession, taking a sentiment-led approach to data. Wave 6 is now available.

The meaning of value

The meaning of value

We’ve worked together with Royal London to understand what customers actually value.

Advice gap report

This report explores the impact of the cost of living crisis on consumers’ savings and investments. It also looks perceptions of value for money.

State of the Adviser Nation Wave Five

State of the Adviser Nation is our flagship adviser research study. Wave Five is a must-read to what’s going on in the financial planning profession

A Fragmented World

Clients, advisers and providers are all facing their own fragmentary forces. It’s how we navigate this together that will determine the longer-term outcomes clients enjoy and it’s this that we explore in this publication.

House Rules

The equity release industry has faced an uphill battle to shed the negative perceptions which have followed it around for the last several decades. While not unreasonable, those perceptions are largely outdated and this paper looks at it through fresh eyes.

Impact of poor service

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The Impact of Poor Service

We provided the research for a report, in conjunction with Parmenion, which reveals how far short of expectations many adviser platforms are falling. The research found that over the last 12 months, 88% of advisers needed to apologise to at least one of their clients on behalf of a platform, and that poor service delivery from platforms impacts 91% of advisers every day.

Impact of poor service

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The Impact of Poor Platform Service

We provided the research for a report, in conjunction with Parmenion, which reveals how far short of expectations many adviser platforms are falling. The research found that over the last 12 months, 88% of advisers needed to apologise to at least one of their clients on behalf of a platform, and that poor service delivery from platforms impacts 91% of advisers every day.

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Answering the Call

Service means a lot of things to a lot of different people. It’s so subjective it can be hard to put your finger on. This paper aims to challenge the status quo and inertia that’s built up in the sector for many years.