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Tenet Support Services is considering becoming an accredited body in the wake of the FSA's confirmed policy on professionalism.

Carl Lamb, managing director of IFA firm Almary Green, reveals his plans for RDR.

A key piece of research used by the FSA to justify new professionalism standards is based on a decade-old study of fund managers, IFAonline has learned.

More than three quarters of advisers are confident they will still be trading come 1 January 2013, the day the RDR is introduced, according to Aviva research.

Just 10% of Personal Finance Society (PFS) members intend to exit the advice market post-RDR, according to the organisation's latest research.

The launch of a work-based RDR assessment that can be completed in a single day has sparked a new debate over the role and suitability of 'alternative' exams.

The FSA is set to extend the list of RDR-ready qualifications with the addition of three possible routes, including one work-based assessment.

Intelligent Pensions (IP) is offering non-advisory ‘lay advocate' roles to IFAs considering exiting the industry due to the pressure of the RDR.

The RDR qualifications deadline is a "guillotine" on the careers of advisers and the FSA should be flexible on its implementation, AIFA director general Stephen Gay told MPs last night.

Dennis Hall, managing director of Yellowtail Financial Planning, reveals how putting RDR preparation top of his agenda when he first launched his business has stood him in good stead.