RDR

Warnings and concerns appear to dominate headlines in the adviser space at the moment.

Stephen Hagues, managing director of business brokers Retiring IFA, assesses whether now is the time to sell your firm.

FSA chief executive Hector Sants has insisted the regulator does not have an agenda against small firms.

FSA chief executive Hector Sants says the FSA might consider re-introducing a long-stop for advisers.

We round up the best tweets as the Treasury Select Committee grills Hector Sants and Sheila Nicoll of the FSA.

The FSA today said it will take action against those firms churning out trail commission ahead of RDR.

FSA bosses have assured MPs they have no current plans to raise qualification requirements above level 4 after the RDR deadline.

The FSA has defended its stance towards the commission ban but conceded the new charging structure could still be biased.

FSA chief executive Hector Sants has said he did not mean to cause offence when he said it was acceptable for 20% of IFAs to leave the industry due to the RDR, but maintains the exits will not harm consumers.

It took a while, but the past six months have seen politicians in Westminster finally take note of RDR and the way it may impact advisers and consumers.