'Sabre-rattling' IFAs marginalise the industry, says TP's Harrison

Nicola Brittain
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‘Sabre-rattling' IFAs have contributed to the marginalisation of the profession as a whole, according to a senior partner at True Potential (TP).

Daniel Harrison, senior partner at the financial services firm, said: "If someone tries to lobby or speak up on behalf of the IFA industry, these sabre rattlers get on their backs and they end up being called 'worse than muck'. "There are some really good people in the industry but, whenever they speak up, other IFAs criticise them and in the end they think ‘you know what, I'm going to get on with my clients and just keep my head down'." Harrison said this meant good spokespeople are not heard and are therefore unable to unite the industry meaning it is more marginalised from politica...

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