The best of both worlds: ING recruiting self-employed planners
ING Financial Planning (INGFP) is to recruit self-employed advisers alongside its salaried advisers as part of a new growth strategy for the dealer group.
INGFP general manager Simon Micallef said the move was based on INGFP research that indicates a desire by many self-employed financial to align with the group.
“Our decision to introduce a self-employed channel while maintaining our salaried channel taps into that adviser sentiment.
“We intend to actively recruit advice practices leading to national coverage for the brand by 2012 in both salaried and self-employed advisers.”
The growth strategy “offers a number of unique features and services that will benefit both our salaried and self-employed features”, Micallef said.
One of these features will see salaried advisers act as locums for self-employed advisers when the latter want to take a break.
INGFP will also provide support to self-employed practices during peak periods, temporary staff shortages and illness.
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