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About CoreData
CoreData is an Australian based market intelligence and research consultancy specialising in financial services.
The group provides clients with market intelligence, guidance on strategic positioning, methods for developing new business, advice on operational marketing and other consulting services.
We pride ourselves on our ability to:
identify market trends at the earliest opportunity formulate insightful quantifiable research bring deep market knowledge to research and strategy development blend experienced financial services, research, marketing and media professionals bring perspective to existing market conditions and evolving trends.
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What We’ll Talk About Today
• Background and methodology: Licensee Research
• Key Insights:
• Wrap Up/Q&A
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1. Shape of the industry
2. What advisers want
3. And the winner is…
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About the Licensee Research
CoreData’s annual licensee study aims to deliver financial planning dealer groups key insight into the evolving needs and demands of financial advisers and outlines the specific triggers influencing them to join/leave a given licensee.
It assesses the ability of dealer groups to attract and retain quality financial advisers in the Australian financial services market.
The research provides insight into the shifting demands of financial advisers and their overall satisfaction with their licensee across a broad range of areas.
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Research Context
Online survey sent to CoreData’s adviser database (1,558 respondents).
Total sample: 966 financial advisers & 592 practice principals
By licensee versus the industry and by adviser behavioural profile. Year-on-year comparisons provide a view as to the trends in the market and how the industry is shifting.
March 2011
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methodology
sample
segmentation
period
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STAR Index - Internal
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Quantitative adviser ratings within the following subsets
Support
Trade Mark Brand
Autonomy
Revenues
Depth and quality of compliance support Extent of practice management support We will also separately assess value of marketing and technical support
Adviser opinion towards operating under their dealer brand Adviser perception towards each licensee brandWeighting given to branding importance by advisers
Range of available investment and administration products Adviser opinion on levels of bureaucracy in the dealer group Perceived independence of dealer group
Existing income structure of licensee (benchmarked against broader industry) Satisfaction levels of planners with remuneration
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STAR Index - External
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Quantitative external adviser ratings within the following subsets
Trade Mark Brand
Autonomy
Support
Revenues
Perceptions of depth and quality of compliance, practice management, marketing and all types of support of dealers
External adviser opinion on pros/cons of operating under each licenseeHow important is branding per se to external advisers
Industry view as to the range of investment products available Adviser perceptions as to the levels of bureaucracy in the dealer External opinions on the independence of the licensee
Comparison of all income structures of industry advisers Comparison of the attitudes of each licensee’s advisers towards remuneration levels vs the broader industry
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3. And the winner is…
2. What advisers
want
1. Shape of the industry
Key Insights
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Which of the following are a part of the remuneration model you operate under?
How do your clients pay you for the financial advice they receive?
Commission Still Relied Upon By Many
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Things Will Have To Change…
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Approximately how many clients do you have? What percentage of these would you personally meet with at least once a year?
•On average advisers oversee 300 clients, a reduction on 2010 (360) but still too many to service in an Opt-in environment.
•On average, advisers meet with just three in five clients in person at least annually (58.3%).
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Which of the following advisory services do you offer clients?
The Success Of Diversified Businesses
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Have you experienced profit growth in your business in the past 12 months? By Services offered cluster
•Those businesses offering the four key pillars plus either SMSFs, direct equities or direct property are more likely to have experienced profit growth both in 2010 and 2011.
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Profit Growth Up, But Loyalty Down
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Profit growth & industry sentiment towards their licensee
•Profit growth is on a strong upwards trend, yet loyalty at an industry level is declining, suggesting that advisers’ focus has shifted beyond survival mode and they are now focusing on their future.
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An Industry Divided
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Fee driven generalists Salaried support seeker Stretched risk specialist Unloved disengaged
Remuneration
Most upfront & ongoing fees from clients & revenue from Investment/Risk products More likely to be Salary/ Bonus
More likely to get revenue from Investment/Risk products More likely to be on Salary
Charging method
Mostly fees based on a percentage of assets (74.6%) and fees determined by the service provider (51.7%)
Mostly fees based on a percentage of assets (67.5%)
Mostly paid by Commission per transaction (77.8%)
Mostly fees based on a percentage of assets (69.6%)
Years as an adviser
Slightly more experienced (21.8% have advised for 21 years or more)
Predominandtly less experienced (55.6% have advised for 0-10 years)
Most experienced (42.4% have advised for 21 years or more)
Predominandtly less experienced (47.7% have advised for 0-10 years)
Number of clientsSlightly likely to have larger client base (33.2% > 300)
Much less likely to have larger client base (24.9% > 300 clients)
Fairly likely to have larger client base (45.5% > 300 clients)
Much less likely to have larger client base (28.1% > 300 clients)
Client contactMeet many clients (50.8% meet more than 60% of clients)
Meet less clients (49.6% meet more than 60% of clients)
Least likely to meet clients (52.5% meet less than 40% of their clients)
Meet many clients in person (51.7% meet more than 60% of clients)
FUABigger FUA (22.9% have more than $60 milion )
Biggest FUA (23.0% have more than $60 million)
Smaller FUA (61.6% have less than $10 million)
Mid-size FUA (59.4% have $10-60 million)
Average FUA per clientMid Size Fish (30.7% have $60<$140k)
Bigger Fish (34.9% have more than $250k)
Smaller Fish (64.6% have less than $60k)
Bigger Fish (34.9% have more than $250k)
Licensee helps you develop your business Most feel helped (88.1%) Feel very helped (94.3%) Much less feel helped (59.6%) Feel least helped (24.4%)
Licensee focused on your needs Focused on needs (82.1%)Extremely focused on needs (91.2%)
Much less focused on needs (54.5%)
Feel least focused on needs (7.4%)
Loyalty to LicenseeExtremely loyal to licensee (97.5%)
Extremely loyal to licensee (98.3%) Loyal to licensee (81.8%) Much less loyal (53.1%)
Feel valued as an adviser within your Licensee Feel completely valued (90.9%) Feel completely valued (93.6%) Much less feel valued (59.6%) Feel least valued (19.6%)
Profit growth in last yearMore likely had profit growth (80.9%)
More likely had profit growth (81.7%)
Less likely had profit growth (70.7%)
Much less likely had profit growth (60.2%)
Overall satisfaction Extremely satisfied (92.5%) Extremely satisfied (91.2%) Much less satisfied (53.5%) Very few satisfied (4.5%)
Likely to recommendMost likely to recommend (89.0%)
Most likely to recommend (88.6%)
Much less likely to recommend (56.6%)
Very few likely to recommend (8.5%)
Have actually recommendedMost have recommended (82.4%)
Many have recommended (73.9%)
Much less have recommended (62.6%)
Least have recommended (40.6%)
Switching potential within the year Much less likely (3.1%) Much less likely (5.0%) More likely (17.2%) Much more likely (36.4%)Switching potential within the next 5 years Much less likely (10.7%) More likely (16.6%) More likely (16.7%) Much more likely (35.8%)
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Almost One Third Are Disengaged
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Fee driven generalists Salaried support seeker Stretched risk specialist Unloved disengaged
Satisfied with remuneration 16.1% 16.0% 18.2% 1.6%Satisfied with adviser support 25.5% 23.0% 18.2% 0.0%Satisfied with product choice 32.0% 22.6% 24.2% 8.2%Satisfied with brand strength 18.2% 26.6% 12.1% 5.7%Satisfied with the extent to which your PDM supports your practice with the proposed fee for service regulatory change 78.6% 77.9% 54.5% 27.7%
Satisfied with the extent to which your PDM supports your practice with other legislative changes 67.9% 74.6% 52.8% 17.3%Satisfied the licensee helps my business to develop a customer value proposition (CVP) 76.9% 84.9% 66.7% 28.6%
Agribusiness Investment 12.2% 8.3% 1.0% 8.0%Debt Management 42.0% 41.1% 4.0% 45.5%Direct Equities 63.3% 52.5% 0.0% 61.4%Direct Property Investment 11.3% 7.1% 0.0% 13.9%Estate Planning/Wills 53.3% 47.5% 6.1% 47.2%Gearing & Margin Lending 69.0% 75.1% 4.0% 74.4%Insurance and Risk Protection 94.7% 91.0% 96.0% 90.1%Managed Funds Investing 98.1% 97.1% 35.4% 98.0%Retirement Planning 97.5% 98.3% 33.3% 98.3%Superannuation (excluding SMSFs) 95.9% 97.4% 68.7% 96.3%SMSFs 76.2% 70.3% 1.0% 75.0%
Tax Advice 30.1% 22.3% 1.0% 29.8%Unlisted Investing (Excl Residential Property) 8.8% 4.0% 0.0% 3.7%
Industry
Fee driven generalists 26.8%Salaried support seeker 35.3%Stretched risk specialist 8.3%
Unloved disengaged 29.6%
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State Representation By Segment
•Salaried support seekers are most prevalent in NSW, QLD and SA.
•The highest proportion of Unloved disengaged advisers are in TAS (34.6%) and NSW (33.5%).
In which state are you based? By Segments
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Satisfaction & Profit Growth Correlated
Overall satisfaction By Have you experienced profit growth in your business in the past 12 months?
•Advisers who experienced profit growth are four times as likely to be satisfied with their licensee than those who did not experience profit growth (80.3% compared to 19.7%).
•In saying that, 58.6% of those advisers who experienced profit growth in the last 12 months remain dissatisfied with their licensee.
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Risk A Boon For Advisers
•Those advisers offering insurance and risk protection are more likely to have experienced profit growth than those who are not (75.8% vs. 61.9%). Likewise, advisers offering agribusiness investment, direct equities, direct property investment and SMSFs are slightly more likely to have reported a growth in profits in the last 12 months.
Which of the following advisory services do you offer clients? By Have you experienced profit growth in your business in the past 12 months?
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3. And the winner is…
2. What advisers
want
1. Shape of the industry
Key Insights
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Value For Money & Flexibility Valued
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“Some of the new licensees that are positioning themselves now with the ‘pick and poke’ service menu where you tick what you want on the shopping list and that’s what you
pay for… I think that that will gather momentum, particularly in the new environment we’re
moving to because everybody’s at a different stage in their career and everyone requires
something different. Where the licensees have an offering that allows you, depending on which stage you’re at within your business, to choose
the services you want and pay for those, that’s a winning structure”
“It’s value for money. So it’s essentially looking at it like a client. ‘Am I getting value for money for what I want?’ And
also, can you support MDAs? If there’s a check list of I want this, this and this and it adds up to a fee that’s
reasonable – and they’re not going to be ramming stuff down your throat that challenges your independence.”
“It comes back to things like, to me, the recommended list. What are the available
investments on the recommended list? What is the policy for recommending outside the recommended list? What’s their policy on direct equities? Can we buy some direct equities? That to me is important,
the flexibility around that.” Male, adviser for 30 years, Futuro Financial Services
Male, adviser for 22 years, Morgan Stanley Smith
Barney
Male, adviser for 19 years, Financial
Wisdom
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The Most Critical Licensee Services
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Which of the following licensee support services have you used in the last 12 months?
In terms of importance, please allocate percentages to the following licensee attributes.
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Product Independence A Key Trigger
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Please tick any of the following factors that if good/bad would make you more inclined to join/leave a licensee?
•Product independence/choice is the number one driver for joining a licensee (49.9%), just ahead of compliance support (44.9%), remuneration (43.2%) and technical services (42.7%).
•However compliance support & remuneration appear to be ‘hygiene factors’; advisers are more likely to leave a licensee if compliance is poor, than they are to join if it’s strong.
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Top 15 Attributes
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2011 Importance
Rank
2010 Importance
RankAttribute Movement Category Top 3 Leaders
1 3 Quality of technical information provided Technical servicesipac EP, Commonwealth, ipac
FP
2 9 Relevance of technical presentations and seminars Technical services ipac EP, Commonwealth, ipac FP
3 26Licensee helps me recruit and retain the right staff for my business
Business planningCommonwealth, NAB, ipac
EP
4 14Audit process helps me develop my business by identifying problems and providing solutions
Compliance supportipac EP, Commonwealth,
MLC/Garvan
5 1Research team is able to clearly communicate their requirements
ResearchCommonwealth, Genesys,
ipac EP
6 23 Paraplanners are competent and knowledgeable Paraplanning ipac EP, AXA, Genesys
7 25 Licensee pays revenue accurately RemunerationGenesys, Commonwealth,
ipac EP
8 NewLicensee helps me articulate the value of my advice to my clients -
Marketing support and communications
Commonwealth, Charter, ipac EP
9 New Licensee helps me source the right advisers for my business - Business planning Commonwealth, NAB, ipac EP
10 22 Quality of technical publications Technical servicesCommonwealth, ipac EP,
Financial Wisdom
11 12Licensee keeps me informed of what is going on in the industry in a timely manner
Marketing support and communications
Commonwealth, Charter, Securitor
12 20 Quality of training materials provided Education and trainingCommonwealth, Genesys,
Charter
13 29 The extent to which your PDM adds value to your businessPractice Development Managers (PDMs) / Practice Managers /
Business Coaches
Genesys, Commonwealth, ipac EP
14 19The investment guidelines provided by the licensee are appropriate for my business
ResearchCommonwealth, ipac EP,
Genesys
15 18 Revenue statements are easy to read RemunerationGenesys, Commonwealth,
PIS
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Attribute Ratings
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Marketing support and communications Industry 2010 Industry 2011% Contribution to the Overall model
Quality of the marketing materials provided to promote my business 6.56 6.90 1.68%Ability to customise marketing materials 6.54 6.76 1.19%Licensee keeps me informed of what is going on in the industry in a timely manner 7.20 7.49 3.48%Licensee helps me articulate the value of my advice to my clients 7.07 4.48%Overall satisfaction with marketing support and communications 6.75 7.09
Compliance support Industry 2010 Industry 2011% Contribution to the Overall model
Advice guidelines are easy to understand 7.00 6.83 1.00%Advice tools are easy to use 6.78 6.58 0.56%Audit process helps me develop my business by identifying problems and providing solutions 7.01 6.95 5.85%Overall satisfaction with compliance support 7.06 6.93
Technical services Industry 2010 Industry 2011% Contribution to the Overall model
Relevance of technical presentations and seminars 7.27 7.34 7.87%Quality of technical information provided 7.59 7.72 8.05%Quality of technical publications 7.41 7.56 3.77%Timeliness of information on legislative and technical changes 7.53 7.72 1.21%Overall satisfaction with technical services 7.48 7.68
Paraplanning Industry 2010 Industry 2011% Contribution to the Overall model
Paraplanning service provided by my licensee represents good value for money 6.64 7.46 2.01%Quality of the Statements of Advice provided by the paraplanning service 6.77 7.28 1.36%Paraplanners are competent and knowledgeable 6.99 7.52 5.42%Overall satisfaction with the paraplanning service 6.78 7.34
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Attribute Ratings
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Education and training Industry 2010 Industry 2011% Contribution to the Overall model
Availability of adviser to adviser information sharing and networking opportunities 6.76 0.07%Relevance of professional development days and national conferences 7.06 6.96 0.71%Quality of training materials provided 7.08 7.07 3.43%Overall satisfaction with education and training 7.08 7.05
Business planning Industry 2010 Industry 2011% Contribution to the Overall model
Licensee helps with my business development 6.06 6.91 1.39%Licensee helps me recruit and retain the right staff for my business 5.57 6.42 7.81%Licensee helps my business to develop a customer value proposition (CVP) 7.37 2.46%Licensee helps me source the right advisers for my business 5.58 6.62 4.13%Licensee helps me segment my client base 7.01 1.95%Licensee helps me determine appropriate pricing of my services 7.06 2.25%Overall satisfaction with business planning 6.08 7.16
Practice Development Managers (PDMs) / Practice Managers / Business Coaches Industry 2010 Industry 2011% Contribution to the Overall model
The extent to which your PDM adds value to your business 6.12 6.83 3.42%The extent to which your PDM supports your practice with the proposed fee for service regulatory change 7.03 1.78%The extent to which your PDM supports your practice with other legislative changes 6.74 0.42%The responsiveness of your PDM 6.92 7.46 2.65%Overall satisfaction with your PDM 6.66 7.27
Research Industry 2010 Industry 2011% Contribution to the Overall model
The ease of contacting the research team 6.93 7.25 1.05%Research team is able to clearly communicate their requirements 6.80 7.27 5.67%The investment guidelines provided by the licensee are appropriate for my business 7.00 7.14 3.15%The quality of investment and risk research 7.07 7.40 0.36%Overall satisfaction with research 6.94 7.29
Remuneration Industry 2010 Industry 2011% Contribution to the Overall model
Licensee pays revenue in a timely manner 8.28 8.37 0.76%Licensee pays revenue accurately 8.04 8.09 4.65%Revenue statements produced by the licensee are accurate 8.02 8.09 1.13%Revenue statements are easy to read 7.73 7.72 2.82%Overall satisfaction with revenue payments 7.99 7.98
Acquisitions and succession Industry 2010 Industry 2011% Contribution to the Overall model
Licensee has a wide choice of succession options 6.05 7.27Licensee provides technical guidance when acquiring another practice 5.76 6.94Licensee makes resources available to help me integrate an acquisition 5.86 7.01Overall satisfaction with acquisitions and succession 5.93 7.08
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CFP & ipac EP Top Overall Satisfaction...
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Overall, how satisfied are you with your licensee?
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... And Have Highest Advocacy Levels
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How likely are you to recommend your licensee?
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Switching Intent Increases Over Time
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How likely are you to switch to a new licensee within the next 12 months?
How likely are you to switch to a new licensee within the next 5 years?
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Having Own AFSL Trumps All OffersPlease rank who you believe are the top 5 dealers to work for, where 1
indicates the top dealer to work for.•When asked to rank the ‘top
five’ dealer groups to work for, having their own ASFL was deemed the most attractive option.
•There was little differentiation among the licensees with Charter Financial Planning placing second by a small margin (3.4). AXA Financial Planning, ipac Equity Partners, Shadforth and CFP also rated highly, all with a score of 3.3 out of 5.
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Charter FP ‘Best Licensee’ In IndustryOverall, which licensee do you perceive to be the best in the industry?
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Own AFSLCharter Financial Planning
Macquarie Private WealthAXA Financial PlanningAMP Financial Planning
Godfrey PembrokeMLC/Garvan Financial Planning
Shadforth Financial Groupipac Financial Planning
Count FinancialProfessional Investment Services
Commonwealth Financial PlanningLonsdale Financial Group
SecuritorGenesys Wealth Advisers
ipac Equity PartnersApogee Financial Planning
RBS MorgansWestpac Financial Planning
AFSHillross Financial Services
Tynan MackenzieMatrix Planning Solutions
Financial WisdomMillennium3 Financial Planning
WealthsureWHK Financial Planning
Bridges Financial PlanningAon Financial Planning and Protection
Financial Services PartnersNational Australia Bank Financial Planning
RI AdviceANZ Financial Planning
St George Financial PlanningSentry Group
Guardian Financial PlanningMagnitude
Australian Financial Group (AFG)Futuro Financial ServicesMeritum Financial Group
Other
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•When asked to name the licensee they perceive to be the best in the industry (excluding their own), again having their own AFSL ranked first, with one quarter of advisers considering this option to exceed the offer of any licensee in the market (24.4%).
•Charter FP was the highest ranked licensee with 8.0% of adviser votes, followed by Macquarie Private Wealth (7.2%), AXA FP (6.1%) and AMP FP (4.8%).
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