Independent financial adviser numbers have fallen for the first time since the Retail Distribution Review, figures have shown.
According to a series of Freedom of Information Act requests submitted by Financial Adviser to the Financial Conduct Authority, although the number of overall advisers have risen over the past few years, the number of independent advisers has fallen.
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