The Big Interview: AIC CEO Richard Stone's next big challenge is sorting out the retail platforms

Details first time he spoke with Saba

Eve Maddock-Jones
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Sitting down for lunch on one of London’s seemingly rare sunny days, Richard Stone, CEO of the Association of Investment Companies, reviews one of the busiest years he’s had in the job, and his next big target: the retail platforms and their shareholder voting system.

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