Fixed fees 'nine times more attractive' than percentage-based adviser charging
Quarter want to see return of commissions
Consumers prefer fixed fees to percentage based charging, despite advisers' preference for the latter, research by Drewberry has found.
Half of respondents to a survey by the firm said they would prefer fixed prices for ‘standard' pieces of work, such as setting up a pension. A mere 6% of the public liked the idea of a percentage of...
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