Gill Cardy - Staying independent

1. Do you think the ‘death' of independent advice is accurate or exaggerated now RDR is here? I think it's been exaggerated by firms who are going to receive restricted business models. A year ago when the IFA Centre was set up, there was a lot of discussion about it. My fear was everybody would believe the hype that it was going to be impossible to be independent and no-one would stay independent, which is part of the reason I've decided to fight the corner. I think as time has gone by, people have become more aware it's not such a difficult thing. If you're already an IFA, to stay b...