FSSC wants adviser input on RDR qualifications

Their input will be key to ensuring exams test the relevant areas of an adviser's job, the Financial Services Skills Council (FSSC) says. The FSSC will begin consulting on standards for RDR exams in July, a process it says will last four month. Examining bodies will then write qualifications based on the findings and all exams will need to be FSSC-approved. The FSA says fully RDR-compliant qualifications will be available by the middle of 2010. As part of its consultation, the FSSC will run a series of roadshows across the UK as well as online sessions. Advisers will be told the key are...