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Investment consultants slam CMA over ‘misleading’ fund analysis

Advisers fight back hard against competition authority's finding that their fund picks add no value

Investment consultants slam CMA over ‘misleading’ fund analysis
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Investment consultants have launched a stinging attack on the UK's competition watchdog over the CMA's finding that advisers cannot pick market-beating funds, accusing the authority of flawed and error-prone analysis.

The consultants, powerful advisers to pension funds who oversee investments worth £1.6tn in the UK alone, have been under investigation by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority since September.

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