A piece in the Financial Times (Britain) that appeared on June 25th, is worth reading,
IMO. You will find it at:
FT.com / UK - FSA to ban commission for advisers
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In a radical overhaul of the rules governing IFAs, the Financial Services Authority said on Thursday that payments from fund managers and life assurers to advisers would be outlawed in three years.
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