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MDA authorisations remain steady amid exodus

BY JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024 4:18PM

The number of financial advisers authorised to advise on managed discretionary accounts (MDAs) has dropped just 6.1% in the past three years, despite the total number of advisers falling much more.

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