Bowe to speak at Edinburgh small firms briefing

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The FSA has today confirmed Amanda Bowe, head of the Retail Distribution Review, will be speaking at an event for small firms in December.

The Edinburgh small firms meeting will take place on 5 December in the Balmoral Hotel and will be chaired by Simon Thompson, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland. Bowe will address small firms about the major points of the RDR to give advisers, friendly societies and investment managers a full understanding of the proposals and will provide an opportunity for feedback. In September, many advisers raised concerns that there were too few consultation sessions for the RDR. The FSA has recently scheduled a number of additional sessions to help meet demand, par...

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