What is best for you? This is always the starting point of any discussion you have with a Burns-Anderson Regional Sales Manager. Of course we can give you guidance, but you have to run your business the way you want to, the way that you feel most comfortable with.

And the answer, as any good lawyer will tell you, is ‘it depends’. It depends on you, your staff, or your team of advisers if you have one, your clients and how much resource you have already to deal with the increasing demands of the FSA.
Those who want to take the least risk and maximise their resources to running the business efficiently prefer being part of our network. Our members range from the one-man band to a twenty-adviser firm.

Those who can manage risk with their own resources, and have the management and monitoring systems required to satisfy the FSA, use the Burns-Anderson Direct services.

Other choices open to you are:
• Your status as an adviser: Independent Financial Adviser, Whole of Market, Limited Range (Multi-tie) or Tied Agent.

• Areas of accreditation: Investments, Mortgages, Pure Protection, and General Insurance.

• Specialist subjects: Pension Transfers, Long Term Care, and Lifetime Mortgages.

As the longest serving network in the UK, Burns-Anderson has built up a wealth of experience and expertise. Whether you are a network member or use our Direct services our timely and clear advice and support ensures that you run your business as free from risk as possible. This means that you can spend time doing what you do best; advising clients and building your business.

We’ve been through the hoops of pensions mis-selling, scarps and mortgage endowments. Consequently, we have built up robust yet flexible compliance procedures and a healthy working relationship with the FSA. This means that you can be confident in running your business as part of the Burns-Anderson network or, if directly authorised, knowing that our advice and support is well founded.

Burns-Anderson believes that personal service really makes the difference. Ours is an industry that has built its reputation on face-to-face meeting with clients, getting to understand them so that they, in turn, understand the advice we give.

We employ a team of Member Services Managers (MSM's) based locally throughout the UK. As part of the Network, each adviser will have 2 – 4 face-to-face meetings with the MSM each year. Additionally the firm’s principal will meet with the MSM at least once a year.

Also, our team of Regional Sales Managers can help you grow your business.
Of course, personal service does not always have to be face-to-face, so we provide you with the direct dial telephone number of every member of staff at our office in Bristol. That way, you can be sure of talking to the right person for speed and efficiency of service.