Brokers warned about potential for commission fee mis-selling scandal
Brokers could find themselves at the sharp end of the next mis-selling scandal owing to commission and administration fees distorting their recommendations, according to one industry entrepreneur.
Leigh Smart, the former Davis Group boss, who sold his business to Bluefin in 2007, has warned brokers that undisclosed commission and fee income could be the next big mis-selling scandal to hit the
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