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AIFA has criticised the FSA for charging life companies and fund managers ‘disproportionately low fees' compared to intermediaries.

Matt Ward, wealth management consultant at Defaqto, assesses the threats and opportunities facing the SIPP world...

Advisers should be allowed to take research books into examinations to replicate the resources they have on hand in the workplace, says AWD Group's Martyn Laverick.

Independent advice firms could be forced to offer restricted services unless the FSA scales back its definition for retail investment products in the RDR, the Association of IFAs (AIFA) says.

The recent RDR consultation paper represents a 'common sense' set of proposals, says Transact head of marketing Malcolm Murray.

Independence remains "a good term", an IFA says, but ongoing debate about what defines an ‘independent' practitioner could render it meaningless.

The FSA fears advisers and employee benefit consultants will switch group personal pensions (GPP) around the market to continue receiving commission.

Below is the section from the latest RDR consultation paper that applies to pure protection.

CBG Financial Services has chosen Ascentric to support its platform solution, in a bid to get ready for a post-RDR world.

"Current RDR proposals appear to support the old model of advice and penalise firms like mine."