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Posted on July 19, 2016
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- Face to face meetings account for majority of time spent communicating with clients
- Advisers predict email, Skype and Facetime will become more important in the next five years but meetings will remain key
Advisers report that face to face meetings remain the most valued client communications channel, despite the growth of digital and social media alternatives, according to a new study commissioned by Investec Wealth & Investment.1
On average, advisers say the majority (59%) of time spent communicating with clients is through face to face meetings while two-fifths of IFAs (42%) predict the portion to be over 75%.
Despite the current dominance of face to face meetings, nearly one in four advisers (23%) predict the amount they do will fall off over the next five years compared to 10% who think they will do more. The majority (62%) think the number of meetings will remain the same.
The study shows that advisers are increasingly using a variety of digital and social tools to engage with clients: three-quarters (72%) forecast email will become more important over the next five years while a quarter (26%) predict they will be conducting more remote meetings through Facetime and Skype. Despite their high profile, only 5% think that LinkedIn and Twitter will become more important as client communications channels.
Mark Stevens, Head of Intermediary Services, Investec Wealth & Investment, said: “The majority of long term relationships between intermediaries and clients are built around delivering face-to-face advice and the research underlines this will remain the case for the foreseeable future. That said,advisers recognise the growing popularity of digital and social channels how these can be used positively to strengthen their relationships but not act as a substitute for face-time.
“While face to face client meetings are a key part of an adviser’s role, they often leave little time for other important activities such as investment management. This is where good quality discretionary investment managers can play a pivotal role in helping advisers to focus on responding to their clients, many of which will be facing an increasingly complex set of financial planning challenges in the years to come.”
| Which of the following communications channels will become more important for advisers over the next five years? | |
| 72% | |
| Meeting in person | 46% |
| Phone | 35% |
| Facetime | 26% |
| Post/ mail | 15% |
| 5% | |
| 5% | |
| 4% | |
| Source: Investec Wealth & Investment1 | |
- Face to face meetings account for majority of time spent communicating with clients
- Advisers predict email, Skype and Facetime will become more important in the next five years but meetings will remain key
Advisers report that face to face meetings remain the most valued client communications channel, despite the growth of digital and social media alternatives, according to a new study commissioned by Investec Wealth & Investment.1
On average, advisers say the majority (59%) of time spent communicating with clients is through face to face meetings while two-fifths of IFAs (42%) predict the portion to be over 75%.
Despite the current dominance of face to face meetings, nearly one in four advisers (23%) predict the amount they do will fall off over the next five years compared to 10% who think they will do more. The majority (62%) think the number of meetings will remain the same.
The study shows that advisers are increasingly using a variety of digital and social tools to engage with clients: three-quarters (72%) forecast email will become more important over the next five years while a quarter (26%) predict they will be conducting more remote meetings through Facetime and Skype. Despite their high profile, only 5% think that LinkedIn and Twitter will become more important as client communications channels.
Mark Stevens, Head of Intermediary Services, Investec Wealth & Investment, said: “The majority of long term relationships between intermediaries and clients are built around delivering face-to-face advice and the research underlines this will remain the case for the foreseeable future. That said,advisers recognise the growing popularity of digital and social channels how these can be used positively to strengthen their relationships but not act as a substitute for face-time.
“While face to face client meetings are a key part of an adviser’s role, they often leave little time for other important activities such as investment management. This is where good quality discretionary investment managers can play a pivotal role in helping advisers to focus on responding to their clients, many of which will be facing an increasingly complex set of financial planning challenges in the years to come.”
| Which of the following communications channels will become more important for advisers over the next five years? | |
| 72% | |
| Meeting in person | 46% |
| Phone | 35% |
| Facetime | 26% |
| Post/ mail | 15% |
| 5% | |
| 5% | |
| 4% | |
| Source: Investec Wealth & Investment1 | |