RDR

Axa-owned advisory business Bluefin Wealth Management has identified some 190,000 ‘legacy' customers following a marked drop in adviser numbers, and will begin re-engaging with them ahead of the RDR.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is pressuring the government to increase the compensation liability on firms giving poor advice, a law firm warns.

Advisers who have not started studying for Level 4 before the end of this year could be in danger of missing the 31 December 2012 RDR deadline, according to the Institute of Financial Services (IFS) School of Finance.

In the third of a six-part special on preparing for RDR, Danny Wynn, director of platforms and policy at Legal & General, examines what going 'restricted' really means.

Openwork has split its recruitment and adviser support businesses ahead of the retail distribution review (RDR), it has announced today.

The regulator has missed a vital opportunity to provide clarity over platform rules and its current "cluttered" policy risks undermining RDR, Cofunds has warned.

HSBC Global Asset Management (GAM) is to launch three low-cost portfolios, offering access to global equity and bond markets as well as alternative investments.

Nationals round-up: More coverage of trail commission, a negative analysis of the flailing absolute returns market and new criticism of whole of life policies.

Cofunds has revealed that less than 10% of advised clients on its platform are currently associated with a fee-based remuneration model.

More than half of IFAs predict the retail distribution review (RDR) will drive consumers to self-invest over the next year, Legal & General (L&G) Investemnts says.