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Editor’s picks: 5 top read stories on ABR
Selected top stories published on Adviser Business Review in the past few months
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Here we present five articles that resonated with our readers over the past few months.
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Rob Kingsbury
Editor, Adviser Business Review
FCA’s Percival further clarifies regulator’s view on suitability reports
Rory Percival provided further comment around what should be included in suitability reports and the client file, with particular reference to products and investments not recommended in the advice given.
Adviser fees should reflect work done and risk taken
Charging by percentage of assets under management is fair to the client and for the adviser business. If you pay for cheap advisers you get cheap advice, says Stephen Harper, CEO Attivo Group.
What we’ve learned from our work as a Section 166 Skilled Person firm
ATEB Consulting’s Steve Bailey draws conclusions on the FCA’s key areas of focus and adviser best practice from the firm’s work as a member of the FCA’s Skilled Person Panel.
Restricted model – don’t knock it until you’ve tried it
The restricted financial advice model neatly fits outcomes-driven advice, argues Tim Sargisson, CEO of Sandringham Financial Partners.
Expect consolidation of the adviser market to ‘pick up pace’
Increased pressure from the Regulator and the changes to dividend tax rates will impact smaller businesses, prompting an increase in consolidation, even as advice opportunities grow, predicts Fairstone Group CEO Lee Hartley.
