UK IFAs 2007

STANDARD DESCRIPTION:

Introduction
A comprehensive analysis of the IFA industry in 2007, providing a definitive guide to current trends including size, growth, the competitive landscape, and the effects of key issues, recent regulation, and changes in distribution on the evolving segmentation and future development of the market.

Scope
Examines five key product categories; single and regular premium life, single and regular premium pensions, and retail sales of unit trusts and OEICs Analyses 2007 Matrix-Data to provide detailed information on the total IFA market and the competitive landscape Utilizes data from the ABI and IMA to size the UK market and its key distribution channels, and calculate market forecasts up to 2011 Interviews with senior executives from both sides of the supply chain form the basis of a comprehensive analysis and forecast of future trends.

Highlights Consumers have become well accustomed to approaching IFAs to receive independent advice on a wide range of investment and financial planning issues. It is this familiarity that has a key part to play in the overall dominance of the IFA sector within the distribution landscape of the UK The RDR, which is currently in its consultative stage, may provide a boost for alternative channels to redevelop and compete on a more equal footing with the IFA channel, by effectively eliminating the category of "General IFA,' and re-organizing industry practice into two categories: "Professional Financial Advice" and "Primary Advice". Over the past year, partnership activity between providers and IFAs has been feverish, with several of the UK's leading life providers choosing to acquire well-grounded IFA networks with extensive national reach, such as Sesame and Bankhall.

Reasons to Purchase Access Datamonitor expertise, detailed analysis, and extensive primary research to gain an insight into the complexities of the current market Identify the current changes taking place in the distribution landscape, and the issues and pressures facing the IFA channel Understand the future of the market, and the way in which the IFA channel is likely to develop over the next five years

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