RDR

Brett Davidson, chief executive of FP Advance, on how to improve your firm's performance in 12 months using lessons from Britain's elite athletes.

As the CII is placed on the FSA's provisional list of accredited bodies, Steve Aspinall, director of corporate development, takes advisers through a checklist of the key points they need to know…

GBST Wealth Management's Robert DeDominicis says consumers' financial illiteracy is the biggest barrier to RDR success.

Is yours an advisory business considering an execution-only offering? If so, then Colin Jackson, of Baronworth Investments, suggests you think very carefully about the following...

New regulations affecting financial advisers in New Zealand come into effect this Friday, with reports up to 300 financial advisers will be forced out of business as a result.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has clarified the conditions firms need to meet to qualify for an exemption from the Retail Distribution Review's (RDR's) adviser charging and professionalism requirements when selling income protection products...

The Money Advice Service (MAS) is ready and able to improve consumers' financial education and the burden will not fall solely on advisers, FSA chief executive Hector Sants has said.

Five key developments this week, summarised below...

Industry stakeholders are locked in talks in a bid to reach consensus over what constitutes legacy assets as they prepare for life after 2012.

Around 50% of products currently on the market will not allow advisers to meet their RDR requirements, according to new research from administrator Capita and consultancy AT8 Group.