Regulation

AIFA has announced it is to begin accepting ‘restricted' advisers as members to reflect the changing face of financial advice.

Recent moves by banks to pull out of offering in-branch financial advice challenge claims they stand to benefit the most from the retail distribution review (RDR), experts argue.

The number of IFAs who plan to leave the industry ahead of the RDR has fallen to a two and a half year low, research from Aviva suggests.

The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) has warned of the potential human rights implications of FSA proposals to collect individual adviser complaints data.

Rahul Odedra says its time the FSA started listening to the TSC on RDR

FSA chief executive Hector Sants insists the regulator is considering the Treasury Select Committee's recommendations on the RDR, following an angry letter from TSC chairman Andrew Tyrie.

One says 'yes', the other 'no': Financial Escape's Phil Castle and Old Mill's Simon Cole debate the call for a one-year delay to RDR.

The chairman of the Treasury Select Committee (TSC) has criticised the FSA's "pre-emptory" response to its report into the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), which called for a one-year delay to RDR implementation.

Professional Adviser took to the streets of London to canvass opinion on financial advice reform. First question: What is RDR?

Highly-qualified IFAs are calling on the FSA to heed MPs' calls to delay the RDR for 12 months so they can adapt their businesses in time to swerve a potential mass market advice gap.