RDR

The FSA's proposed ban on fund manager rebates will "strike at the heart" of the platform pricing model and create an unlevel playing field, warns Tisa.

Sesame Bankhall Group has launched an online qualifications tool to help members map out an examination route to be RDR-ready.

Stunned advisers have warned of the "serious implications" of an FSA rule stating trail commission be passed to the client when they switch adviser from 2013.

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.

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.

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.