Terry Smith, the City veteran and founder of low cost fund management group Fundsmith, has attacked platforms in the UK for adding to the overall cost of investing in funds.
Cofunds head of commercial, Russell Lancaster, says clean share classes represent the ultimate in transparency.
Most financial advisers do not understand all of the charges levied by fund providers, Alan Miller, founder of SCM Private said.
Jason Britton, formerly a fund manager at T. Bailey, has launched an investment management consultancy ahead of the retail distribution review (RDR).
FSA rules around legacy assets are "unclear" and "incomplete" and could result in less transparency for consumers, according to the Investment Management Association (IMA).
IMA chief Richard Saunders has branded some media reports about fund manager fees as irresponsible.
The FSA's understanding of the platform industry has again been called into question after it sent an "odd" questionnaire to operators quizzing them on their relationship with fund managers.
Retirement Planner's round up of the top pensions stories of the week.
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