MOVERS & SHAKERS

An amendment to the European Parliament's MiFID directive gives individual member states additional powers to ban commission.

The government will take action if charges paid by auto-enrolled pension scheme members shoot up after the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) commission ban.

Advisers looking to break into the corporate pension market to serve SMEs' needs after automatic enrolment should consider taking specialist qualifications, according to the Pensions Management Institute (PMI).

Zurich has today released details of its Retail Distribution Review (RDR) charging structure and plans to close some of its products.

Martin Wheatley has called for tougher sentencing powers for white-collar criminals to force them to cut deals and expose other colleagues, the Independent reports.

Life and pensions giant Prudential could see its A+ credit rating downgraded by Standard & Poor's (S&P), the FT reports.

Royal London's consumer website MoneyVista is in talks with networks to give block access to its services to help advisers better access the mass-market after the Retail Distribution Review (RDR).

Labour has asked the government to amend current drawdown rules to ease financial pressure on people who have seen their income drop by up to 40%.

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