Looking beyond the RDR finish line

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RDR implementation is only the first of many hurdles for the adviser community, explains Gary Thomson, head of specialist services at AXA Wealth

If RDR is a catalyst for change then we should recognise that while we can agree with aspirational statements that suggest change is just another word for learning, or that change is a natural phenomenon, I am sure we can also all agree that change is really hard. Margaret Wheatley, a respected writer and management consultant, wrote: “People do not resist change, people change all the time. What people resist is having change imposed upon them.” This seems to be a great summary of the way various people feel about RDR. For some advisers and providers it could feel as if RDR is dictating...

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