Blog: FAMR does not solve advice prestige problem
Professional service not required
Full face to face financial advice will remain a preserve of the rich, even after the Financial Advice Market Review (FAMR), writes Carmen Reichman
FAMR was set up to broaden consumer access to financial advice following the government's pension freedom reforms. With the fairly low take-up of the government's free at-retirement guidance service Pension...
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