Concerns are mounting over the number of orphaned clients post-RDR after the FSA said a customer's new adviser could inherit their existing trail commission.
The most amusing point about the "infernally-insular" debate on whether IFA or restricted is best, according to Openwork head of strategy Campbell Macpherson, is that the people who ultimately pay advisers' wages couldn't care less.
New FSA powers have come into effect, giving the regulator the ability to deliver "prompt and effective" redress for consumers.
Bank of England governor Mervyn King yesterday encouraged regulators to take a more proactive stance in combatting risks to the financial system, warning banks' own risk models were not strong enough.
The average waiting time to receive FSA authorisation has almost doubled in the last year, according to figures obtained via a Freedom of Information request.
The FSA will challenge the British Bankers' Association's judicial review of its new PPI complaints handling measures.
In the latest Interactive Financial Adviser debate, our panelists from L&G, Informed Choice Ltd and Prudential discussed RDR.
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