RDR

Most consumers will "shop around" for the lowest adviser charge in the post RDR world, research suggests.

Despite evidence segmenting your client base is the gateway to profitability, some advisers are still unconvinced.

The row over using real client files en route to QCF Level 4 reignited this week after the FSA toughened its stance on using them in alternative assessments.

Maria Merricks looks at how the RDR's qualification requirements will impact the adviser community.

A TCF framework provides a useful structure for advisers to navigate RDR choices, writes David Norman of TCF Investments.

Choosing a policy for a client can be tricky. Alan Lakey talks over his solution with Paul Robertson

Adviser Alliance will lobby the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to take up the anti-RDR cause on competition grounds.

The asset management boutique Evercore Pan-Asset is extending its range of OEIC funds that use ETFs, following strong demand from IFAs.

How will advisers alter their service propositions in a post-RDR world?

The industry has backed FSA proposals to establish an internal model to monitor professional standards rather than set up a new statutory body.