Blog: Are we clearer on independence and platforms?

Katrina Lloyd
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After months of procrastination and frantic lobbying behind the scenes, the FSA has finally unveiled its latest thinking on platforms.

The new proposals are hardly a surprise given widespread predictions the FSA was backing down on banning fund manager rebates to platform providers. The main reason for the regulator's change of heart can be summed up in one line from the paper ...

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