Regulation

Less than half of UK savers are prepared to pay fees for financial advice in findings which will be seized on by the anti-RDR lobby.

A random file check followed by a brief interview? Think again...

RDR rules stipulating trail commission be passed on to the client when they switch adviser will "devalue" IFA businesses in the eyes of consolidators, Buckles CEO Nigel Speirs says.

Richard Howells, intermediary sales director at Zurich UK Life, looks at how adviser firms can use RDR qualifications as a business asset rather than a chore.

A new way of calculating IFAs' share of the FSA's annual fees which would see intermediary firms pay a third of current estimates in 2010/11 has been put to the regulator by the Association of IFAs (AIFA).

An IFA caught up in the Keydata debacle is urging investors not to pin all their hopes on a judicial review into the failed investment vehicle.

F&C has seen a significant shift in the type of IFAs using its Lifestyle fund range as a result of changes brought by the RDR.

Tenet Group has launched an ‘RDR ready' adviser support campaign aimed at helping the four out of five investment advisers who do not hold the necessary qualifications to continue operating post 2012.

Paul Armson, CEO of Alternative Financial Advisers, explains why embracing the RDR can benefit both advisers and clients alike...

Peter Hicks, head of UK retail sales at Fidelity International, looks at what the most recent RDR paper means for consumers and platforms.