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Ashley Wassall

Editor, FTAdviser

Ashley is editor of FTAdviser and writes on all areas of retail finance. Previously supplements editor at Money Management and editor of a European private equity publication.

So, FCA, is this really what you wanted?

Transparency is laudable, but the reality could be higher costs for lower-value clients and a drive away from advice.

Investments| May 03, 2013

  1. Investments| Apr 19, 2013

    Platform ‘superclean’ debate is not about client interests

    Larger platforms, smaller wraps and fund management groups are all simply worried about business models.

  2. Your Industry| Apr 12, 2013

    FCA indifference allowing RDR debate to be hijacked

    Much has been written about the loss of advisers, but little is truly known about consumer demand.

  3. Investments| Apr 05, 2013

    HMRC ruling gives FCA ‘get out of jail free’ on rebates

    Regulator now has clear path to ban all rebates after its lamentable confusion over discounts.

  4. Regulation| Mar 26, 2013

    What’s your verdict on the FSA’s 15-year reign?

    And more to the point, what do you make of the plans for its successor?

  5. Regulation| Mar 22, 2013

    Latest show of FSA arrogance re-opens accountability debate

    Is Mark Garnier right to assert that politicians cannot interfere with financial services regulation?

  6. Your Industry| Mar 08, 2013

    Adviser attacks on peers highlight sector disunity

    Need for sector to pull together has never been more important, but seems to be further away than ever.

  7. Investments| Mar 01, 2013

    Why the ratings downgrade simply doesn’t matter

    Triple-A rating is almost exclusively a political currency, which spells bad news for Osborne.

  8. Regulation| Feb 22, 2013

    Does Fos stack the deck against advisers?

    Two recent rulings seem to show disparity in approach where the only common factor is the fact the adviser lost.

  9. Regulation| Feb 08, 2013

    Why is the FSA not applying TCF to ‘double-charging’?

    Regulator has wrongly trained its sights on advisers, but any consumer detriment lands solely at its own door.

  10. Your Industry| Dec 14, 2012

    Adviser exodus claims are irresponsible scaremongering

    Claims that 17,000 advisers will leave the industry in 2013 are not backed up by any evidence.

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