FCA: Consolidation has not reduced access to advice

Advice sector stable but room for growth

Jenna Brown
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Consolidation in the adviser space has not curtailed access to advice and continues to reshape the market, with a third of the largest firms on the hunt to buy other firms or client banks, Financial Conduct Authority data has found.

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