Only half of product providers are ready to deal with all the various possible adviser charging models post-RDR, according to new research.

Only a third of the adviser market is far enough down the road to meeting the RDR deadline, according to Scottish Widows' head of distribution development Robert Kerr.

The FSA has been forced to unconditionally apologise and pay compensation to a complainant after enforcement documents were delivered to her house after 9pm as part of a a case against her husband.

Caerus Portfolio Management has launched its first risk-rated investment funds, which are available on Ascentric, Novia and Transact.

An AWD Chase de Vere adviser's son is looking for sponsorship after getting a late call-up to ride in a charity race at the Cheltenham Festival.

Hargreaves Lansdown is to join the FTSE 100 index, reflecting the continued growth of the wealth manager in recent years.

FSA chief executive Hector Sants has insisted the regulator does not have an agenda against small firms.

The TSC has attacked the FSA for failing to take into account age and length of service in its RDR proposals and called for a special package for older advisers.

FSA bosses have assured MPs they have no current plans to raise qualification requirements above level 4 after the RDR deadline.

It took a while, but the past six months have seen politicians in Westminster finally take note of RDR and the way it may impact advisers and consumers.