From the Editor: IFA battle lines are drawn

Here at IFAonline.co.uk and our sister title Professional Adviser we get to hear from all corners of our industry. We hear from advisers who describe themselves as “RDR-ready”, or as good as there anyway. These are the individuals who have already moved to a fee-based model and have taken – or are well on the way to getting – the qualifications needed by the end of 2012. However, there is also a significant and perhaps more vocal group of advisers who are still very unhappy with the regulatory changes they will be facing over the next few years. The difference in attitude to the R...