What's the early verdict on RDR?

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Laura Miller
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What's the early verdict on RDR? According to research from Matrix Solutions, your peers are cautiously optimistic about the future. PA speaks to advisers to gauge their views…

The long-awaited introduction of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) was met with a great deal of uncertainty: what effect would the regulation have on the IFA market? To explore these issues, Matrix Solutions undertook a study of 400 advisers to find out their views on the launch of the RDR, and their predictions on the future state of the market. More than half of IFAs (51%) expect the number of clients they serve to increase over the next year, according to Matrix’s poll, while just 27% reported that they expect a decrease in client numbers. Furthermore, 42% of IFAs expressed a...

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