Industry Statistics

PIMFA is the voice of professional and personal wealth services, including Financial Advice, Financial Planning and Wealth Management across the UK.  This section provides information on some of the latest trends and data across our industry that we have curated by working with industry partners on joint research or that has kindly provided by our supporters.

Financial Adviser Business Benchmark Report

NextWealth has combined forces with PIMFA to publish an update to your annual Financial Advice Business Benchmarks report. It aims to allow financial advice professionals to compare their firms with those of their peers.

The results in this year’s report are based on a survey of over 300 financial advice professionals conducted between July and August 2024.

In this sixth collaborative annual benchmark report, we revisit key benchmarks to evaluate the health of the advice industry. A commitment to organic growth has emerged this year and we explore this further in our findings.

Key findings include:

  • Confidence levels are highest in areas under a financial advice firm’s direct control: 92% of financial advice professionals are confident in their firm’s ability to deliver good value for money.
  • Conversely, confidence levels are lowest around areas driven by external factors: 26% are confident in the capability of the regulator.
  • Total client cost increased in the past year from 1.75% to 1.89%.
  • Nearly half (46%) of respondents said that their number of active clients has increased – up from just over a quarter (29%) in 2023.
  • Only one-fifth are satisfied with their tech stack and are not looking to make a change, which is the lowest level since 2020.

Read the full report here