Openwork adviser count nears 4,000 mark

'Record year' for firm

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68 mortgage firms added to its ranks last year, while 508 mortgage advisers joined network in new and existing firms

Financial advice network Openwork has revealed it now has almost 3,900 financial advisers on its books after more than 500 advisers joined the firm in 2018. The network added 68 mortgage firms to its ranks last year, while some 508 mortgage advisers joined the network in new and existing firms. It now has a total of 3,885 advisers working across the group, 741 of whom are qualified to advise on investments or pensions. That the latest recruits were skewed towards mortgage advice may have much to do with the firm launching its ‘Route to Wealth' programme in 2017, which was created to e...

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