- Identifies and attracts new clients by arranging visits and explaining the benefits of financial products.
- Keeps up to date with financial products, legislation and requirements for compliance with the relevant regulatory authority.
- Prepares summary reports of findings for fund managers.
- Monitors information on the socio-economic environment and interprets the implications of such information for their clients.
- Advises on the relative merits of pension schemes, insurance policies and mortgages that best meet the needs of clients given their personal circumstances.
- Analyses the financial position of clients, considering outgoings, dependants and commitments.
- Predicts the likely long- and short-term future performance of securities and other financial products and advises upon what will be an appropriate investment for their clients.