RDR

RDR critic Alan Lakey has likened revising for more exams at his age to carrying out community service.

Vanguard Asset Management has devised a guide to help investment advisers conquer post-RDR advice rules in just five steps.

Assets in iShares ETFs held on wrap platforms have more than doubled in 2010 to reach £557.9m.

The Treasury has confirmed the RDR will not impact upon the ability of firms based in Europe to advise clients in the UK, although it insists the use of passporting to evade regulation will not be permitted.

RDR deniers need to "get their heads out of the sand" and get on with meeting the FSA's new professionalism and remuneration rules, IFP chief executive Nick Cann said today.

With some 200 submissions received by the Treasury Select Committee (TSC) this month, the RDR looks far from being a fait accompli.

Ian Lowes tells Helen Morrissey about his company's preparations for the RDR and voices his concerns about the shift to fees.

An increasing number of IFAs are reporting growth in their income, while more are also getting to grips with meeting the RDR's qualification requirements, a study suggests.

Steve Martin, managing director of Smart Financial Planning, reveals the steps he has taken to ready his business for the new regulatory environment.

IFAs face requirements to have knowledge of complex products post-RDR despite the lack of exams covering these areas, threesixty warns.