RDR

AIFA has appointed Chris Hannant as policy director, replacing Andrew Strange who left in August.

Cazenove Capital Management has made unbundled share classes available to intermediaries across its equity and multi-manager fund ranges ahead of the RDR deadline at the end of the year.

It's a call some advisers might be dreading and, for many firms, it could compound the challenges they already face in 2012.

With less than a year to go until it is banned outright, almost a fifth of advisory firms remain entirely reliant on commission, research suggests.

Consolidation vehicle Succession Advisory Services has taken on four member firms in 2012, bringing in combined assets under management (AUM) of some £430m.

The long-awaited flotation of wealth manager Towry has been delayed by poor economic conditions, according to reports.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is to hold a series of retail distribution review (RDR) implementation surgeries across the country, begininng at the end of this month.

Five major providers have joined forces to agree a "shared" approach to facilitating adviser and consultancy charging.

An outspoken critic of the new qualification requirements for advisers has revealed he considered 'passporting' his business into the UK from Dublin in a bid to bypass the rules.

North Investment Partners has appointed three non-executive directors to its board as it seeks to strengthen its business ahead of RDR.