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Advisers acquired 300k new clients in 2025: Report

BY KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025 12:18PM

The number of new clients financial advisers acquired amounted to 300,000 in 2025, bucking the downward trend in recent years, an Investment Trends report shows.

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