Paraplanners want better tech tools but are wary about using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve productivity, a new survey of Paraplanners has revealed.

Experienced adviser and former Paraplanner Richard Lent DipPFS has joined national IFA Continuum as a financial adviser in the West Midlands.

Coventry-based BRI Wealth Management has hired Laura Ripley FPFS as a Chartered Financial Planner.

The vast majority of financial advisers (89%) feel positive about their business this year with only 11% pessimistic.