RDR report available from 12 midday.

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Financial advisers are bracing themselves this morning ahead of what has been called "the most important day in the industry for 25 years".

At shortly after mid-day, the FSA will begin to outline its latest thinking on the future of the retail financial services industry in a full analysis of feedback to its Retail Distribution Review (RDR). In its latest RDR Interim Report in April, the FSA said: "We think the simpler landscape has the potential to deliver greater clarity for consumers and could lead to a material increase in the levels of consumer confidence in the advice sector." Professional Adviser will be covering key issues of the RDR alongside our usual industry news and our sister website IFAonline: www.ifaonline.c...

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