Ongoing fees: Have your say in the Pro Adviser Poll

What are you plans for ongoing fees?

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Take part and have your say in Professional Adviser's weekly poll, which gathers the thoughts and opinions of readers on a number of issues; the results will be published in a week's time.

Last year the FCA highlighted its concern that a large proportion of new customers are placed in ongoing advice arrangements, suggesting it may be a default option, rather than one justified by the consumer's circumstances. The regulator said: "When making decisions they perceive to be more complex, consumers indicated they wanted to receive one-off support. This suggests that consumers only want support for a specific decision, and do not believe they need regular ongoing support." This week's Pro Adviser Poll, which you can take part by clicking or tapping here, is centred around on...

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