Blog: What did the Romans ever do for us? Part II

What did the Romans ever do for us? Part II

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Nick Lee assesses the consequences of the sunset clause from a platform provider perspective...

As we've begun 2015, it seems that in addition to the term "sunset clause" we have the Romans, and specifically Julius Caesar, to thank for originally establishing New Year's Day as 1 January. Given the seasonally chilly weather over the last few days, many of us are looking forward to longer, warmer days, in much the same way that we are looking forward to seeing the buds of our business plans for the year spring into life. In a previous article, we considered some of the impacts on advisory firms of platform regulation when planning for 2015, however, understanding the impact on pla...

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