RDR

IFA support provider threesixty is to run free workshops for IFAs to highlight key issues arising from the RDR consultation paper out today.

The FSA has said it would support whistleblowers coming forward to report on providers or adviser firms trying to exploit the changes proposed under the RDR.

There may be a 'home' for protection in the RDR's controversial 'sales advice' category, an influential market report suggests.

A free online service enabling advisers to log and track agency requests across all the major providers from one place has been launched.

Passive funds are expected to grow in popularity in the post-retail distribution review (RDR) environment as product bias diminishes.

Financial services executives expect banks to be the biggest winners of the retail distribution review (RDR), with IFAs the biggest losers.

Nick Cann, the chief executive of the Institute of Financial Planning (IFP), says the FSA knows it will be forced to delay the implementation of the RDR, but can not publicly admit it.

Sesame is urging the FSA to conduct a full cost benefit analysis of the RDR, amid fears many adviser businesses will become unprofitable due to the regulatory burden.

AIFA has called for greater understanding of how 'advice' and 'sales' channels can work in tandem rather than fight each other post-RDR and repeated its plea for a 15-year long-stop on complaints.

Technology provider Focus Solutions has noted a significant increase in demand for Direct to Consumer (D2C) e-commerce solutions from providers and advisers, following the FSA's RDR proposals.