Only Around 5% Of Independent Financial Advisers In The UK Are Women

The provision of independent financial advice in the UK is still dominated by men. This is surprising when it is obvious that around 50% of clients of financial advice firms are women. Furthermore, many of the skills required of a good financial planner, such as listenning to clients rather than talking at them, would seem to come more naturally to women whereas men have to learn these skills in the main. By the way this is a man writing this!

Arch Financial Planning Limited is unusual for a small firm in that three of our eight financial advisers are women and two out of three of our directors are women. If you are a woman seeking independent financial advice we hope you will make your way to the company that rates women very highly.

If you would like to have a no-obligation discussion with one of our female advisers please contact us on enquiries@arch-fp.co.uk or telephone 01483 204600 (if local) or 0845 3700 660 (local call charge only) and ask for Sarah Bond.

Pensions For Women

At May 2008 there were 12.07 million claimants of the State Pension of which 63% were female and just 37% male. That says a lot about the direction our pension legislation needs to take.

Women’s work and earnings patterns have a huge impact on their ability to save and their eventual retirement income.  Women generally earn less than men and are much more likely than men to have a broken work record because of caring responsibilities.  Women retire earlier and live longer.  As a result they have less opportunity to build up their pension entitlements. See pension planning for women.

Arch Financial Planning Wins Top Award

At theNew Model Adviser Awards 14/15 January 2010 Arch Financial Planning Limited was named as New Model Adviser 2010 for the South East Region. Furthermore, at the Professional Adviser Awards on 21 January 2010 Arch Financial Planning Limited was Highly Commended in the Professional Adviser Baillie Gifford Financial Education Award. This is the third year that we have been shortlisted. For further information please refer to the Arch Blog.

Are You A Female Adviser?

If you are a female IFA, or female adviser working for a single product provider and you are unhappy with your current employment then our MD, Arthur Childs, would be pleased to receive your CV and a note of what you are looking for in complete confidence (arthur.childs@arch-fp.co.uk).

We are particularly looking for advisers in the Surrey, Sussex, Hants, Kent and South London areas.

Get More From Your Pension

Did you know that by using the open market option when the time comes to purchase an annuity with your pension fund that you could obtain a higher pension for life? If you have had any health problems or you smoke or live in the right area the increase could be as much as 20%! Do ask us about this. You have nothing to lose.