IFAonline's Top 5 of 2010: Platforms

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Wow - what a year for platforms! Where do you stand on the great rebate debate? We look back on the most important developments.

The wrap and platform market has arguably undergone its most eventful year in 2010. Thrust into the limelight by an FSA imbued with reforming zeal, platforms have spearheaded the regulator's relentless drive for transparency. The year has seen new players enter and exit the fray, the departure of a high profile company CEO, re-registration issues and and, of course, that much-delayed consultation paper. Elsewhere, players battled for market share in a ferociously competitive environment whilst supermarkets and wraps engaged in ideological conflict as their PR machines locked horns. ...

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