Will we see change in the investment consultancy market?
The top three consultants have put together a package of measures designed to increase transparency and competitiveness in the consultancy and fiduciary management markets. Helen Morrissey gets the industry response
When it was published last November, the FCA's Asset Management Market Study pointed to a lack of competition in the investment consultancy market with 60% of business held by just three firms - Aon Hewitt,...
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