RDR

The number of IFAs who plan to leave the industry ahead of the RDR has fallen to a two and a half year low, research from Aviva suggests.

The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) has warned of the potential human rights implications of FSA proposals to collect individual adviser complaints data.

And five big stories this week were...

Rahul Odedra says its time the FSA started listening to the TSC on RDR

One says 'yes', the other 'no': Financial Escape's Phil Castle and Old Mill's Simon Cole debate the call for a one-year delay to RDR.

Retirement Planner speaks to Fairbairn's chief operating officer Nathan Lihou about winning the Best QROPS provider category at the Professional Adviser International Fund and Product Awards.

The chairman of the Treasury Select Committee (TSC) has criticised the FSA's "pre-emptory" response to its report into the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), which called for a one-year delay to RDR implementation.

Professional Adviser took to the streets of London to canvass opinion on financial advice reform. First question: What is RDR?

Highly-qualified IFAs are calling on the FSA to heed MPs' calls to delay the RDR for 12 months so they can adapt their businesses in time to swerve a potential mass market advice gap.

Ed Dymott, head of commercial and business planning at Fidelity International, reveals what it will take to get your business RDR-ready.