RDR Debate: Why you should listen in

Katrina Lloyd
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After months of campaigning, tonight is the eagerly awaited RDR debate in the House of Commons. But should you bother watching?

Who has called the debate and why? Tory MPs Harriett Baldwin and Mark Garnier have called the debate which amazingly will be the first time the RDR has been debated in the House of Commons. The full debate follows a heated half hour private members' debate in Westminster Hall to discuss the impact of the RDR on access to quality advice to consumers. For many new MPs, this is the first time they may have heard of the RDR and the huge changes facing IFAs. What will be discussed? It will be the biggies: commission and qualifications. Baldwin suggested advisers should be able to list t...

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