Sesame ARs in the dark over move to restricted-only rumours

Laura Miller
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Appointed representatives of Sesame have said the network is refusing to tell them whether rumours that it is going to go completely restricted are true.

Sesame currently accommodates both independent and restricted firms. The network's chief executive George Higginson (pictured) refused to confirm whether plans were afoot to drop its independence mandate, saying that he would provide members with an update at Sesame's annual conference in the New Year. Appointed representatives of the network that IFAonline spoke to said they had not received any communications from Sesame regarding a move to restricted only. Granta Financial Services said it had called the network following reports about the change but that Sesame would not tell t...

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