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Ready to join an AR, or start your own firm?

Are you a registered individual that is ready to take their next step, but unsure what "good" looks like? The demands of staying compliant and keeping up with regulatory changes while managing client needs can be mitigated.

Whatever your reasoning for exploring a move to become an appointed representative of a network, the team at Sense are here to help.

By transitioning to an appointed representative, you can enjoy the benefits of comprehensive support, reduced operational costs, enhanced risk management and access to insights and valuable expertise from within the ASHL Group community.

Focus on delivering exceptional financial advice to your clients, we'll do the rest.

What does a move look like?

We will make the joining process as smooth as possible by managing your agency, novation and payment transfers. We will also manage the cleansing and migrating of your data and provide training for your firm on best business practice and our back office system.

Going through this disturbance has to be worthwhile. Alongside the usual services that you would expect from a network partner, below are some of the many added benefits that you can expect as a Sense Member.

Highly Competitive PII Cover

Sense Network is proud to be an inaugural 'Club 20' member in BareRock's innovative Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) proposition, qualifying us for the highest premium discount available. This membership recognises our commitment to excellence in advice and risk mitigation practices.

Regulatory Excellence

By partnering with a network with no legacy issues, you will be safeguarded from the constantly evolving regulatory demands and increasingly frequent requests, ensuring that you remain compliant and freeing you to focus on client servicing and your day to day business operations.

ASHL Adviser Academy

The ASHL Adviser Academy is unique, in that it provides the qualifications, the real-world training, the regulatory standards and the career support needed to deliver the highest possible standard of financial advice for the future clients of our graduates.

Business Development Expertise

A dedicated business development support team, including face to face growth strategy sessions, access to a bespoke business development CPD programme, with support around:

Marketing yourself.
Practice management.
New client acquisition.
Value-added networking.
Behavioural finance

Just to name a few.

Security Focussed

Over 1.5 million UK firms were compromised by threat actors in 2023, costing them more than £31.5bn, according to new data from business ISP Beaming. The expectation is that the threat will only continue to increase in 2024 and beyond.

As such, to support our members, we have secured a heavily discounted cyber insurance provider.

Dedicated T&C Supervisor

In addition to proactive technical support, you will also receive regular, tailored 1:1 reviews with your individually assigned T&C Supervisor, which will give you the reassurance that you can concentrate on delivering high quality advice.

We offer a pragmatic, risk-based approach to case review and the ability to contact case checkers ensures the transparency of review decisions.

>200 Hours of CPD Annually

Through four bespoke development programmes and a repository of historic content, we offer content high-quality CPD content to meet the evolving requirements of the membership.

We have developed and are now offering a greater level of both face to face and digital events that we have ever held.

An Award Winning Community

Over 145 advice practices have chosen Sense as their network partner and as a network, we only partner with individuals that share the same passion for excellent client outcomes and high compliance standards.

Grow Professionally & Personally

Check out our Network Services & Benefits guide to find out more.

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