The Change Curve
‘The Change Curve Podcast’ is a group podcast with Helen Clark (Mint Blue Consulting), Chris Baigent-Reed (Jigsaw Tree), Paul Miles (Silverback Consultancy) and Chris Pitt (consultant and guest contributor). Listen to us discuss our collective experiences on a wide range of topics pertinent to Financial Services with a focus on the practical ‘How’, supporting businesses through their complexity of change.
We’re all practitioners in our field working with Adviser Firms and Consolidators on a practical basis with skill sets across Project Management, Consultancy, Adviser Firm support, M&A and Integration Mergers. The aim of our collective discussions is to help others across the industry.
The Change Curve
Episode 5 - The Advice Landscape
Chris Pitt, Helen Clark, Chris Baigent-Reed and Paul Miles discuss the size and shape of the current Adviser Market, based on Chris Pitt's research paper, published by Jigsaw Tree which can be found https://www.jigsawtree.com/post/the-size-and-structure-of-the-ukfinancial-advice-market-2024
Research found that in 2024 there were around 11,500 firms across the industry including Directly Authorised and Appointed Representatives and around 37,000 Advisers, concluding that the market is larger than statistics reported.
The group discusses the size and current and future state of this market focusing on the potential impact of technology, consolidation and regulatory change. It includes some interesting predictions regarding how we see the market will change over the coming years and one to watch.