Quick sale or wait it out? Six selling-up factors to consider

This New Year’s Day, advisers may find themselves with a bigger headache than usual. That hangover from a little too much drink and not enough sleep the night before could quickly intensify amid the realisation that the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) is finally here. All financial advisers, from one-man-bands to the largest firms, should have been prepared months ago. New charging structures should have been readied, qualifications attained, revised administrative and compliance procedures put in place, decisions on independence or restriction made and clients notified of the relevant ...