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Do as I say, not as I do

The FSA fails to take its own advice on transparency

By Hal Austin | Published Jul 24, 2008 | comments

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The FSA sponsored a three-day conference on money guidance at a Cambridge college. But, surprise, surprise, the press was banned.

For heavens sake, what has the FSA and its list of top drawer financial services speakers have to say in private about money guidance for the low-paid and disadvantaged that they cannot say in public? For an organisation that bullies small firms into being more transparent about their business this takes some beating.

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