Benefits for planners who embrace fintech

FPA benefits planners

30 November 2017
| By Hope William-Smith |
image
image
expand image

Greater retention and client referrals are just two of the benefits the Financial Planning Association (FPA) is identifying for advisers who are adaptive to fintech solutions.

The FPA has urged planners to “thrive in the face of change” and look to engage clients better by being adaptive professionals.

The fintech whitepaper released last week by the association touted the following benefits from increased fintech engagement:

  • Higher than average net promoter scores
  • Increased referrals
  • Greater retention and no opt in leakage
  • Higher profitability and margins above those of the average advice business
  • Higher conversations from prospect to sale

“While some may see fintech as a threat, we believe if presents financial planners with an exceptional technological opportunity to engage clients in new ways,” said FPA chief executive, Dante De Gori.

“When it comes to financial planning, [clients] desire easier and more efficient interaction.”

Read more about:

AUTHOR

Recommended for you

sub-bgsidebar subscription

Never miss the latest news and developments in wealth management industry

MARKET INSIGHTS

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

3 weeks 4 days ago

This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...

1 month ago

Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

1 month ago

Insignia Financial has confirmed it is considering a preliminary non-binding proposal received from a US private equity giant to acquire the firm. ...

1 week 3 days ago

Six of the seven listed financial advice licensees have reported positive share price growth in 2024, with AMP and Insignia successfully reversing earlier losses. ...

5 days 16 hours ago

Specialist wealth platform provider Mason Stevens has become the latest target of an acquisition as it enters a binding agreement with a leading Sydney-based private equi...

4 days 20 hours ago