RDR

Small firms expect they will be hit harder by the ongoing cost of implementing the FSA's data collection rules compared to their larger counterparts and banks.

The FSA wants to monitor complaints data for individual advisers throughout their careers, with information linked to Individual Reference Numbers.

The FSA has proposed to collect and monitor data on how much advisers charge for advice on group personal pensions (GPPs).

(Updated) The FSA is proposing to add two new sections to the RMAR meaning firms must disclose adviser and consultancy charging revenue as well as data on client numbers and charging structures.

Standard Bank's head of Advisory Stockbroking, Neville Falla, has become the first person in Jersey to achieve The Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment's (CISI) new benchmark qualification.

The general consensus is (read: always has been) that the widespread mis-selling of investment bonds was the main reason behind the RDR.

The government has confirmed its moratorium on new regulation for small businesses does not affect ongoing or future activities by the FSA.

The investment trust industry is backing the RDR initiative wholeheartedly. Simon Cordery, head of investment trust investor relations at F&C Investments, explains why.

Regulators and investors alike are seemingly wary of swap-based ETFs. Yet the cited risks may be overblown and are not unique to these products. Helen Fowler reports

The new Professional Edge consultancy service from AXA Wealth will run a series of nationwide IFA seminars and workshops.