FCA focuses on quality and cost in financial advice review

By Neasa MacErlean

Theregulator is consulting the industry and other stakeholders on the extent to which consumersare offered “good quality, affordable advice and guidance services” — andwhether changes need to be made to make the market work better now as well asto pave the way for future development. The regulator intends to publish afinal report, stating its conclusions, in 2020.