Sesame's Martin: 'Don't hang your hat on RDR suddenly going away'

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Sesame Bankhall executive chairman Ivan Martin has warned IFAs not to rely on any radical overhaul of RDR, despite expressing concerns about the changes being made.

Closing out the Sesame Symposium in London yesterday, he insisted the group had been working hard to voice concerns about regulatory changes and particularly the negative impact they may have on consumers. However, despite increasing attention being given to the RDR by MPs, with a three-hour debate on the issue expected soon in Parliament, he urged IFAs not to raise hopes of a reversal by the FSA. "All the feedback I get from political and regulatory circles is that the RDR will be implemented as planned in January 2013. "So we will continue to campaign for the best outcome, but pl...

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