Thoresen calls for evidence on advice

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Otto Thoresen has asked the industry to provide evidence on five key questions feeding into his review on generic financial advice.

Thoresen, chief executive of Aegon UK, has launched a 16-page ‘call for evidence’ asking for feedback on the best ways to implement a national advice system which will be available to everyone in the UK. The document splits the focus of the Thoresen Review into two parts: strategic issues - such as wider government policy and the regulatory framework, and operational issues  - which covers which channels should be used to deliver the service including internet, telephone or face-to-face. In the consultation, which closes on 27 April, Thoresen and his team are asking for evidence to an...

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