Cardy: Mifid means IFAs still need separate trade body

Nicola Brittain
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Europe's Markets in Financial Instruments directive (Mifid II) distinguishes between independent and restricted advice, meaning a separate trade body for IFAs is still necessary, according to the founder of the IFACentre.

Gill Cardy, the founder of independent trade body the IFAcentre, explained that the Mifid II rules, which propose that commission is banned for independent and not restricted advisers, mean that the independent sector needs to be represented exclusively. She said: "In circumstances like this, the constituency you are backing becomes relevant...

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