MPs and Peers have been warned that proposals to publish warning notices will put some small firms out of business.
Introducing a 15-year long stop would boost investment into the advisory sector and create a "vibrant and well-capitalised community", Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) director general Stephen Gay has told Parliament.
Providers' claims that attitude-to-risk questionnaires can be as much as 93% accurate are being challenged by advisers.
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