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2012 Dealers’ Report Card

What do advisors have to say about their firms? All the insight, the ratings and the candid comments from the June 2012 issue of Investment Executive newspaper.

May 24, 2012

DRC 2012: Editors discuss key findings

Pablo Fuchs, senior editor of Investment Executive, and Clare O’Hara, reporter, discuss the results of the 2012 Dealers’ Report Card and why “firms feel just right to advisors”. They outline the key finding’s of this year’s survey. They spoke at the TSX Broadcast Centre in Toronto.

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Advisors find the right fit

Although dealer firms still have work to do, the majority of advisors surveyed say their firms are offering exactly the right mix of services to make them happy

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A source of much frustration

Dissatisfaction with client account statements

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How advisors rated their firms

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Communication is a top priority

Dealers that keep advisors in the loop and make themselves available received top ratings from reps

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Blending the right ingredients

When it comes to support for wealth-management services, advisors want a comprehensive mix

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Collaboration is key to satisfaction

When dealer firms have solid staff in place in their back office and compliance departments to provide support in an accurate, timely and helpful manner - and they do it all free of errors - this pleases advisors to no end

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Marketing grows in importance

There has been a shift in the expectations advisors have about their firm's promotional tactics in this post-financial crisis environment now, firms' branding strategies are becoming more important, as is marketing support for advisors' practices

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Inaction causing dissatisfaction

Firms that haven't restored their grid and bonus payouts to pre-recessionary levels garnered the most displeasure from their advisors. In contrast, advisors were most pleased at dealers that offer a balance among support, independence and payouts

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Financial planning in the spotlight

When it comes to providing support for financial planning, some firms' ratings rose because of technological improvements to their financial planning software, better education and training, as well as increased flexibility

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