Drawing on feedback from more than 1,500 participants, the Scottish Widows Investor Confidence Barometer offers a fresh perspective on current trends shaping the investment landscape. This comprehensive study captures the sentiments of financial advisers, advised investors and non-advised investors.

The latest edition highlights growing unease around the financial resilience of investment platforms, evolving perceptions of advice in the wake of Consumer Duty regulations, and a noticeable gap in confidence levels between advisers and investors. Scottish Widows continues to work closely with advisers to tackle these challenges head-on, reinforcing the critical role they play in guiding clients through an increasingly complex investment environment.

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Investor Confidence Barometer 2024 - Introduction

The latest Scottish Widows Confidence Barometer (SWICB) compares the views of financial advisers with those...

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Advisers are embracing change

With trillions of pounds set to pass between generations in the coming years, intergenerational planning...

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Mixed signals on investment confidence

The advice gap remains a significant, unsolved industry issue. Our research suggests the advice gap...

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Recognising risks in the platform market

Our latest data reveals that a sizeable and persistent gap has opened up between adviser...

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Investor Confidence Barometer 2024 - Research round-up

Read a round up of interesting results from our survey of advisers, advised and non-advised...

Contributors

Gareth Davies
Pension Specialist, Scottish Widows
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Graeme Bold
Managing Director, Workplace and Intermediary Wealth, Scottish Widows
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Jamie Drewett
Head of Intermediary Sales, Scottish Widows
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Ross Easton
Head of Platform Propositions, Scottish Widows
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