More negative headlines in recent weeks have not enhanced the reputation of the adviser community yet, says Tim Sargisson, 2018 must be the year for a concerted collective effort to demonstrate how it adds value
Before we go any further - a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year to all Professional Adviser readers. Still, it has been a mixed start to the year for advisers in terms of two stories that have broken in the first few weeks of 2018. First, the depressing news that is the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) announcement that it is to raise an additional £23.9m following greater than expected claims about self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs). SIPP claims is the debacle that keeps on taking and seems to show no signs of abating. The stable door is still wide open and the ...
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