Now we know of at least one provider that intends to keep commissions it would otherwise have paid to now fee-charging advisers, we can legitimately ask the question: Should providers be the ones to profit from RDR?
Standard Life said its bumper first half profits were helped by lower commission costs as advisers switch to fees ahead of the RDR. "Our focus on those IFAs who are best placed to prosper in the new market environment we are entering....
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