RDR

Chris Smallwood, the chief executive of Openwork-owned national IFA 2plan, has called on the regulator to crack down on what he said were 'misleading' terms used by some restricted advice firms to describe their services.

Is interim management one of the best-kept secrets of financial advice firm prinipals?

Financial advisers operating in Europe are less strictly regulated than their UK counterparts yet consumers are still afforded the same degree of protection, according to Zurich Life government affairs principal Matt Connell.

Nottingham Building Society is to offer whole-of-market mortgage and protection advice across its branch network.

There is an increasing need to educate the public on the value of face-to-face professional financial advice, according to the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII).

Purchasers of IFA businesses are taking advantage of a "once in a lifetime land grab" as the impact of increased regulation pushes traditional advisers out the industry, according to a consultancy firm.

Are advisers better off directly authorised?

The arrival of RDR has focused attention on "direct to consumer" propositions but regulatory uncertainty is holding back developments which could be beneficial to consumers, says Bruce Moss.

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) chief executive Martin Wheatley struggled today to answer calls from the Treasury Select committee (TSC) for clarity around advised and non-advised online sales.

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