Almost all adviser books boosted by RDR

According to statistics from adviser consumer ratings site Vouchedfor, which questioned 223 UK-based IFAs, some 40% of those additional investors were completely new to advice. Some 81% of IFAs had not lost a single client since RDR and of the IFAs that had experienced client outflow only one associated the loss of a client with the new regulations. Similarly, more than a third (38%) of IFAs reported an improvement in new client acquisitions based on the same period in 2012 (over 50% reported no change). The arrival of the Retail Distribution Review and fee transparency came hand i...