28 June 2017
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FCA: "The financial advice industry continues to be one of our priorities and we will continue to monitor and act on any risks to our objectives in this area."
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said it will assess firms' vertical integration and "the entire value chain" of investing, as well as the platform market, in its upcoming platform market review.
In its asset management review published on Wednesday, the regulator said vertical integration - where a provider also owns an advice firm - raised questions about competition in the market. The FCA...
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