The government is to change the definition of financial advice for regulated firms - replacing, with effect from 3 January 2018, the two existing interpretations with a single one based on the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) definition of a personal recommendation.
Having considered the 63 responses to the consultation it launched last September, HM Treasury said the new definition would "give greater certainty to regulated firms, allowing them to better help...
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