RDR

Advisers have overcome the biggest hurdles they were confronted with as a result of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), according to a poll, with the number reporting they are still in "survival mode" having halved.

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has named the managing director of Chartered IFA Chadney Bulgin David Thomas as its president for 2014/15.

Forward-thinking advisers are seeking ways to differentiate themselves from their peers. Nicola Brittain tracks down some of those scaling new heights in advisory learning...

Evidence of advisory firms and providers avoiding their obligations following the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) is harming the ongoing campaign to rebuild public trust in financial services, according to the Financial Services Consumer Panel (FSCP)....

National advisory group Foster Denovo is set to close a subsidiary which put on provider-funded events for its 80-plus advisers after a regulatory clampdown on inducements.

One adviser's story coaxing clients to fees

The chair of the Financial Services Consumer Panel (FSCP) has offered harsh criticism of firms' efforts to improve how they deal with clients, saying she doesn't believe most have embraced the idea of treating customers fairly.

Product provider Aegon has distanced itself from a view attributed to its head of marketing that advisers have been "disintermediated" and that its future lies in direct relationships with consumers.

Almost half of advisers (47%) do not think consumer confidence in financial services has risen since the introduction of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), according to Cofunds research.

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