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More than half of advisers believe the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) has benefited the profession with transparency ranked the most positive effect, according to Schroders research.

'The RDR is only partially working': The world according to the IFP chief

Policymakers missed an opportunity to narrow the advice gap by failing to make room for ‘regulated selling' in the RDR reforms, Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) chief executive Steve Gazzard has said.

Investors using direct to consumer platforms are now among the largest shareholders in investment trusts, as a post-Retail Distribution Review (RDR) revival for the sector gets underway.

The industry should not underestimate the lack of understanding among professional connection partners of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) and its impact on advice firms, a Prudential business consultancy manager has warned.

The regulator has "completely messed up the definition of independence", said professional connections support organisation SIFA, as it claimed 95% of solicitors would still chose IFAs over restricted advisers.

The unbundling of dealing commissions could have a more significant impact than the Retail Distribution Review on asset managers, with smaller groups and fund ranges particularly at risk, analysts have warned.

Financial services firm Caerus Capital has swung into the red following its purchase of loss-making network Paradigm Financial Advisers, to post a pre-tax loss of £670,000