Where do you stand on the great platform debate?

As the IFA industry hurtles towards the 2013 finishing line, the RDR promised land comes into ever-sharper focus. But the platform community – a major feature of this brave new world – is less well defined, hiding behind a mist of regulatory uncertainty. It is hard to overstate the importance of platforms. Not only are they intrinsically bound with the RDR, spearheading the regulator’s relentless drive to a transparent market, but they are now an essential component of an adviser’s business. Indeed, it is difficult to see how an IFA firm could function effectively without one. “I cann...