Editor's view: Taking your own advice

The editor's Friday Night Takeaway from 10 October

Jen Frost
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We may still be 47 days away, but as Rathbones research has shown, budget-driven client enquiries are already surging.

Ninety-one percent of 100 IFAs surveyed reported an increase in client enquiries in the run up to the big day. Given this year's early glut of speculation, I'm somewhat surprised that figure isn't even higher. To take a positive (perhaps optimistic) slant on the 9%, do some IFAs surveyed have their clients so well coached that they aren't panicking? Or is something else at play? If you haven't seen an uptick yet and have thoughts to share on this, I'd love to hear from you. Our top story this week is a bit of a palate cleanser, beating out competition from the Financial Conduct Aut...

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