RDR

The FSA is considering awarding a university finance course Level 4 status after a student wrote to the regulator complaining it is predominantly ex-polytechnic courses meeting the minimum standard.

Legal & General is the best placed firm within the life market to benefit from the RDR and an increasing focus on asset management, according to analyst Nomura.

Advisory firms must wrest back control of their clients' assets from fund houses and insurance companies or risk "perpetuating the crime" of devaluing the distribution chain, Succession CEO Simon Chamberlain says.

Consumer watchdog Which? has called on the FSA to get rid of the ‘restricted adviser' label and replace it with ‘sales representative'.

The Treasury Select Committee (TSC) has not yet made a decision on whether to call for a full evidence session on the RDR as it wades through a huge 203 separate submissions on the issue.

Morningstar has launched a new gap-fill event programme for IFAs to help them meet RDR Level 4 qualification requirements.

Only a quarter of firms forecast a shift to fee-only remuneration will benefit consumers, a wide-ranging study suggests.

Vestra Wealth is looking to target the IFA market as more advisers outsource their investment decisions post-RDR.

Fewer firms welcome the RDR today compared with two years ago, according to a wide-ranging survey by the FSA Practitioner Panel.

James Baxter of Tideway Investment Partners talks to Joanne Young about using ETFs to track developed markets and the need for more currency hedged products