RDR

Coming into power so soon after the financial crisis, regulation was high up the coalition government's agenda, and the Treasury wasted little time in setting the course for change.

Firms offering unqualified IFAs 'lay advocate' roles post-RDR face a serious compliance headache, an investment consultant has warned.

Retirement advice firm Intelligent Pensions (IP) is planning an intense campaign of buying up income drawdown business from IFAs exiting the industry.

Suffolk Life's Claire Brooks offers advice on the areas of RDR still worrying advisers.

Foster Denovo has agreed a deal to acquire the IFA business of independent Lloyds brokerage firm John Holman & Sons.

Openwork CEO Martin Davis on why the FSA was right to highlight network weaknesses

A piece of research from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) really got advisers’ backs up this week.

Fund groups have recognised there are areas where they can offer help and expertise to ensure advisers meet the RDR deadline.

John Porteous, chartered and certified financial planner, considers whether advisers really need to have independent status post-RDR.

AWD Chase de Vere has set up an Adviser Academy to help develop talent from within and outside the company.