The next generation of Financial Planners is at last coming from a wider range of backgrounds, including graduate entry and that, mostly, is a very good thing.

Financial Planning firms have told Financial Planning Today that they have had their growth plans held back due to struggles in finding the right Paraplanning, compliance, IT and legal staff to join their teams.

Growth at leading planner platform Transact has been hampered recently by a struggle to increase staff as quickly as planned due to recruitment issues.

Newly-launched Financial Planner and wealth manager AHR Private Clients has added three more wealth directors as its recruitment spree continues.