RDR

How will the Retail Distribution Review affect the retirement advisory market? Fiona Murphy takes you through this month's Inquiry

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) is seeking clarity from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) on whether advisers will need extra qualifications on long term care (LTC) insurance to remain independent post-RDR.

JM Finn & Co has penned a deal with Brunel Capital Partners which will see it provide discretionary management services to the financial planning firm via a wrap platform.

Retaining independent status post-RDR will not be as onerous for large firms or networks as some in the industry believe, but will be an 'insurmountable challenge' for sole traders, acccording to the managing director of the Sense network.

Graham Cross, managing director of wealth manager and corporate adviser Helm Godfrey, outlines what an individual IFA should look for in a prospective employer post-RDR.

Ed Dymott, head of commercial at Fidelity Worldwide Investment, on why the FSA needs to offer clarification on legacy business sooner rather than later.

The lang cat’s Mark Polson begins his new column in Professional Adviser by challenging providers to think more about how their products will be used.

Trust providers still have to battle a number of misconceptions before advisers can truly understand the benefits of closed-ended structures, writes Ed Morse, head of investment trust business development at F&C Investments.

The word ‘selling’ has become taboo in financial services circles, but why? A group of advisers is now encouraging peers to get out there again and push the products they believe in

Nucleus is launching a white label, execution-only platform in Q3 which will help advisers build and market a direct wrap proposition for clients.