A poll to find out if financial advisers think leaving or staying in the EU is best for clients and the sector as a whole was almost a dead heat.

Of the 1,327 votes recorded by the Personal Finance Society, the remain side won by just 23 votes.

The result was a 50.87% to 49.13% victory for keeping the UK in the EU (675 votes against 652).

The question put to the 36,400 members was:

Considering the best interests of financial services and your clients, do you think Britain will be better off staying in the EU, or leaving?

Keith Richards, PFS Chief Executive, said: "You can't get much closer than that. On balance, our members think we will be better off staying within the existing EU framework, rather than going it alone.

"It remains to be seen if there will be any significant legislative changes should we ultimately exit from the EU. It is a bridge we will cross should we come to this scenario.”

Meanwhile, a Financial Planning Today Twitter poll is still running. There is still time to register your vote so please take part and let us know your own view.

We asked: What difference would the UK leaving the EU have on Financial Planning?

So far, the scores are as follows:

What difference would the UK leaving the EU have on Financial Planning?

— FP Today (@FPTodayNews) March 1, 2016

The EU referendum takes place on 23 June.