FCA data: Ten key advice market takeaways
Ten key facts about the financial advice business

Ten key facts about the financial advice business
The latest data bulletin from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) gave a comprehensive overview of the state of the advice market in 2017.
Here are ten key facts about the financial advice business. 1. A total of 26,311 advisers are working in the profession. That represents an increase of 700 (3%) on 2016. 2. Almost 90% of the market...
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