Regulation biggest concern; advisers choosing more platforms - Investment Trends

One-in-three use two or more platforms

Tom Ellis
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Regulation and the uncertainty surrounding it have been found to be advisers' biggest concern, according to Investment Trends' annual survey.

In the year of MiFID II and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the firm's research, which this year gathered the views of 963 financial advisers, found 50% more advisers believe regulatory change and uncertainty to be their top challenge in comparison to last year, with six-in-ten (59%) saying so, compared to 38% last year. Most advisers surveyed said they have a sufficient understanding of how MiFID II, GDPR and Brexit will impact their day-to-day business, but few believed they have a very good understanding, while there is also a "significant knowledge gap" with the incomi...

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