Adviser Buzz: Is Hargreaves a competitor to advisory business?

Scott Sinclair
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Welcome to the first edition of Adviser Buzz, a weekly 60-second survey designed to provide our adviser readers with a weekly snapshot of their peers' sentiment on a range of issues.

It really is straightforward: simply take a minute to complete this study (leaving a comment or two along the way should you wish), and you will be sent the results via email, allowing you to see if your colleagues and peers agree with you or not. This week, we are asking advisers whether they see Hargreaves Lansdown as a competitor. Advisers showed a lot of interest in Hargreaves' post-RDR pricing model when it was announced last week, partly because it enabled them to see how their charges, which include the cost of advice, compare. We also pose two further questions: should pension...

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