The FSA is to consult further with the industry on the use of past performance in advertising. It ...
The FSA is to consult further with the industry on the use of past performance in advertising. It has produced a three-point plan designed to improve the way in which past performance data is presented to consumers. It proposes to intensify scrutiny of the presentation of such information, to introduce new rules to strengthen advertising standards and clamp down on misleading claims, and to assess the feasibility of standardising the use of past performance, risk and price information in ads. Christine Farnish, consumer director at the FSA and chair of the task force, said: 'FSA act...
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