Who you will be dealing with
Steven Bates runs advisory at Equity & General and takes Securo conversations himself, from the first call to the day you hand over.
Steven Bates runs advisory at Equity & General and takes Securo conversations himself, from the first call to the day you hand over.
Director of Advisory, Equity & General
Steven runs the advisory side of Equity & General: the advisers, the advice and the standards all report to him.
Securo sits with him because the questions that decide whether it suits you are about your clients and your advice, and he will be responsible for your clients after you step back.
He takes the first call himself, and will tell you if an immediate sale through Fiducia suits you better than a staged arrangement.
Four teams at Equity & General take on this work, the same teams that run its own advice business.
File reviews, the Consumer Duty framework, PROD, the governance calendar and the FCA correspondence.
Research, suitability reports, cash-flow work and annual review packs, written by people who do nothing else.
New business, transfers, provider chasing and the valuation packs.
The reconnection work on legacy clients, with each client handed back to you for the advice.
On the phone, or at your office if you would rather. Call 020 8396 0486 and ask for Steven Bates.
Steven is responsible for that at Equity & General, along with the state of the file, the smallest households and your paraplanner’s job.
Roughly what you manage, the ages and fee levels of your clients, who is in the team, and when you would like to stop.
You can ask us to delete your details at any time.
Steven Bates, Director of Advisory at Equity & General, takes the first call with every adviser. Ring him on 020 8396 0486 or send a short note about your firm.