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Platforms control market, not advisers

BY ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010 10:30AM

The country's six largest platforms control three-quarters of their market while the six largest planning groups control less than half of their market, suggesting where the power to influence the financial advice industry really lies, research shows.

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