Most advisers predict rosy business prospects over next 12 months

The vast majority of financial advisers (81%) expect their level of net AUM to increase over the next 12 months, according to a UK survey carried out by Quilter Financial Planning. A further 62% of advisers surveyed expect their gross turnover to increase over the next year compared to the year just gone and only 5% of respondents expect it to decrease "significantly". Similarly, 63% of advisers expect their number of new fee-paying clients to increase over the next 12 months, with a further 23% believing that they expect client numbers to stay the same. More generally, most advise...