RDR

HSBC Global Asset Management has launched an RDR-ready share class on its passive fund range.

Berry Asset Management has unveiled a lower cost investment proposition in preparation for the Retail Distribution Review (RDR).

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will lay down a marker to the financial services industry by widening the scope of the incoming commission ban on retail investment sales, according to a report in The Independent.

Standard Life has partnered with a number of trade bodies to launch a Retail Distribution Review (RDR) guide for advisers to help their clients understand the changes.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has expressed concerns that vertically integrated firms may try to skirt around its adviser charging rules set to be introduced following the Retail Distribution Review (RDR).

Scottish Widows will not facilitate adviser charging on its Retail Distribution Review (RDR)-compliant onshore investment bond because of the potential tax detriment.

Mattioli Woods' is to operate on a restricted basis after the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) but is still weighing whether to maintain independence on certain products.

The majority of advisers are unclear how the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) will affect their business, according to a survey conducted by BlackRock.

The Retail Distribution Review (RDR) has the potential to be the ‘next financial scandal', despite the Financial Services Authority's (FSA) latest attempts to educate consumers about the reforms, campaigner Gina Miller has warned.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is urging firms to make sure they have the appropriate controls in place to ensure advisers moving to relationship management or paraplanner roles do not step outside of their regulatory boundaries.