What is best for you? This is always the starting point of any discussion you have with a Burns-Anderson representative. 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, your team of advisers and your clients.

Firms join us to maximise their resources to run their business efficiently. Our members range from the one-man band to a twenty-five-adviser firm.

Other choices open to you are:

• Your status as an adviser: Independent Financial Adviser or Whole of Market.
• Areas of accreditation: Investments, Mortgages, Pure Protection, and General Insurance.
• Advanced Licences for specialised subjects.

As the longest established network in the UK, Burns-Anderson has built up a wealth of experience and expertise. Our timely, 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 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 Burns-Anderson 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.

A team of Adviser Development Consultants (ADC) are each based locally throughout the UK. Each adviser will have at least two face-to-face meetings with the ADC each year. 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. That way, you can be sure of talking to the right person for speed and efficiency of service.

As a client, you will have my commitment that a senior colleague or I will meet with you at least once a year simply to talk about you and your business and how we can help you more.

Frank Gorrie, Managing Director