RDR

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has criticised firms for failing to send in details of advisers' qualifications.

Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) research into consumers' views of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) suggests a large untapped market of individuals who could be brought into financial advice for the first time as a result of the regulatory changes....

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has revealed that the number of advisers practising in the summer of last year was down 11.5% on the previous year, a fall of more than one in ten.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has clarified that advisers who only advise on passive investments do not meet the requirements needed to call themselves independent.

The post-RDR world and our approach

A larger-than-usual increase in pension sales in the final three months of last year suggests a "push for commission" among financial advisers, according to research consultancy Fundscape.

FEES

Panacea Adviser, a free online community for adviser firms, is calling for immediate action to overhaul the way in which the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is funded following yesterday's announcement of a £76m levy on investment intermediaries....

CLEAN

The New Model Business Academy (NMBA) has said it is moving away from its original focus of preparing advisers for the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) now that the deadline for implementation has passed, and will instead be helping advisers build on...