Why the need to master data is now business critical

'Most advisers, it seems, are tolerating data delivery from platforms and pension providers'

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The need to master data is now business critical, writes Chanelle Paynter

Most advisers, it seems, are tolerating data delivery from platforms and pension providers. They are being given little reason to celebrate it and ample reason to take matters into their own hands. Because the need to master data is now business critical. That was the message that came across from the firms we spoke to for our Data Openness Report. In the absence of a provider bridging the gap between the data delivery advisers need and what they get, they are building their own bridges and they come in all shapes and sizes.   A firm asking for transaction data to evidence Consumer Du...

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