Did you spot our April Fools story?

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Most did, some didn't (you know who you are!).

This morning IFAonline ran a story about the FSA considering imposing a dress code on advisers - depending on their independence or otherwise - as an additional way of helping consumers better understand the service they are being offered. IFAs will be told to wear "neutral" colours, we reported, while restricted advisers should wear red to "warn" clients of their limited market reach. Multi-ties should "mix and match". Apparently. We also ran a blog, written by the debonair Lawrence Gosling, in a final bid to confuse you all. It didn't work. Well, not quite. One reader, aptly c...

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