{"id":49507,"date":"2020-04-07T13:12:17","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T02:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/?p=49507"},"modified":"2020-04-07T14:30:32","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T03:30:32","slug":"advisers-licensees-changing-tack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/2020\/04\/07\/advisers-licensees-changing-tack\/","title":{"rendered":"Advisers, Licensees Changing Tack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some advisers and licensees may be making permanent changes to the way they operate their business in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to industry consultant, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chrisunwin.com.au\/pages\/online_workshops_landing_page.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Chris Unwin<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Unwin has told Riskinfo that while many advisers are already well-versed in utilising video and other remote technology options to communicate with their clients, the fact of social distancing and self isolation around the country means that many more advisers will now be forced to take this path &#8211; and that many will never return to &#8216;the old way of doing things.&#8217;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8230;many will never return to &#8216;the old way of doing things&#8217;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_49510\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49510\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2020\/04\/Chris-Unwin-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-49510\" src=\"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/files\/2020\/04\/Chris-Unwin-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-49510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Unwin &#8230;embrace new client communication options and self-educate while you self-isolate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Unwin says an entire new group of advisers, having been forced in some respects to embrace remote media to communicate with their clients, may now appreciate at first-hand the value of video conferencing and other methods of remote contact and the potential efficiencies and cost reductions this method may deliver for their business, while still maintaining solid client engagement and relationships.<\/p>\n<p>He adds that licensee firms may also be looking towards permanently changing the way they operate, with many &#8211; again having been forced down the path of social distancing &#8211; appreciating that they may not need as much office space to operate an efficient dealer group business service for advisers and their clients.<\/p>\n<p>Unwin has also made his own adjustments in the methods he uses to share his soft skills expertise and other consulting services with advisers, by ramping up his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chrisunwin.com.au\/pages\/online_workshops_landing_page.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">new online workshop services<\/a> to complement the face-to-face workshops he has delivered over the last ten years.<\/p>\n<p>Unwin&#8217;s catch-cry message to advisers during the Coronavirus crisis is for them to &#8216;self-educate while you self-isolate&#8217;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some advisers and licensees may be making permanent changes to the way they operate their business in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to industry consultant, Chris Unwin. 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