due diligence

The FCA's latest due diligence paper was unusually succinct

Cathi Harrison fills in the gaps left by the FCA

Review is 'too high level'

Platform due diligence is lacking

Platforms expected to take more active role

FCA sent questionnaires to advisers

Standard Life said advisers need to act to avoid being trapped in dying platform partnerships, as it predicted the market will shrink to a handful of providers.

Rathbone Unit Trust Management chief executive Mike Webb has urged advisers to consider the sustainability of fund performance when doing their due diligence, as he warned there is "still too much herding" going on in the market.

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