In this Weekend Essay, Darius McQuaid discusses how St. James’s Place (SJP) uses Virtual Reality (VR) to enhance training for Independent Financial Advisers (IFAs), improving empathy and vulnerability skills. Supported by PwC research, VR proves more effective than traditional methods. McQuaid humorously suggests VR zombie scenarios to make regulatory training more engaging, highlighting VR's potential to reduce advisers' stress about increasing regulations. Listen now: