26th May 2015

Foot Anstey LLP: The FCA’s rules on secret profits

In addition to the regulatory regime on disclosure, firms paying introducer fees also need to be aware of the law on "secret profits" which can allow clients to reclaim fees paid of which they were not made aware. Terence Dickens looks at the key issues.

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