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Ex-IA chief tells buyside body: Fee critics are not 'idiots'

Daniel Godfrey says trade body's robust defence of asset management fees this week risks alienating 'some very sensible people'

Godfrey left the IA in October last year
Godfrey left the IA in October last year

The former CEO of the Investment Association has warned the body representing UK fund managers that it risks making "some very sensible people" feel like "idiots" with its robust defence this week of fees in the sector.

Daniel Godfrey spoke to FN in the wake of an IA report published on August 9, in which the trade body concluded there was "zero evidence" that investor returns are damaged by hidden fees.

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