When aiming for illogicality and confusion, could the FSA think of a better source of advice than the chairman?
"Why weren't you involved in these Retail Distribution Review proposals?" I asked the chairman of the insignificantly-sized investment company SmallBlue Planet as I joined him for a few pints of Uncle Anthony's Party Prolonger at The Day of Reckoning. "Everybody else seems to have been." "But I was," the chairman replied. "I chaired one of the groups that reported to the FSA." "No you didn't," I protested. "Are you sure?" smirked the chairman. "No doubt you've seen the line-up for the 'Sustainability of the distribution sector', 'Impact of incentives', 'Professionalism and reputation' and ...
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