Clockwise from top left: Karen Eleyu, Steven Fine, Simon Burke and Peter Horsfield
While researchers and
Professional Planner poll respondents predict adviser numbers will soon drop to 13,000 and below, many industry observers quietly predict the number will settle at a far more conservative 15,000 to 17,000.
A recent
Professional Planner poll asking advisers “
How low will registered adviser numbers go before they stabilise and start to grow again?” received a grim response; 17 per cent believe the number will reach 13,000 and a further 52 per cent said the number would fall below 13,000, giving a total of 69 per cent that see adviser numbers falling to