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The arrival of depolarisation and the menu approach to how clients choose to pay their adviser should be a big help in introducing transparency of charges to the consumer

Well, the first month of 2004 certainly has been hectic. I seem to have spent the whole time travelling the country talking about one subject - pensions simplification Obviously, the new pensions regime is yet to be finalised, but it does seem as though there will be a multitude of ideas and opportunities for financial advisers. In all honesty, it does look like it could be a real boom time with new ideas and the chance to review clients' existing pension portfolios. However, all this talk of ideas for independent financial advisers has also set me thinking in more detail about the role o...