RDR

Mattioli Woods' is to operate on a restricted basis after the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) but is still weighing whether to maintain independence on certain products.

The majority of advisers are unclear how the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) will affect their business, according to a survey conducted by BlackRock.

The Retail Distribution Review (RDR) has the potential to be the ‘next financial scandal', despite the Financial Services Authority's (FSA) latest attempts to educate consumers about the reforms, campaigner Gina Miller has warned.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is urging firms to make sure they have the appropriate controls in place to ensure advisers moving to relationship management or paraplanner roles do not step outside of their regulatory boundaries.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has issued a new guide to consumers on the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), emphasising that financial advice has never been free.

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Advisers are finding the rules around the disclosure of charges and services as the most challenging aspect of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), a survey has suggested.

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