RDR

Estimates of the number of advisers set to leave the industry due to RDR have been two-a-penny in recent years. But the FSA's latest figures have raised a few eyebrows...

Simplybiz has launched a business transition proposition for IFAs looking to retire or offload a segment of their client bank.

Prudential has launched four risk managed portfolios for investors in its £70bn life fund as it moves to attract advisers post RDR.

Advisers' ability to reach out to consumers will determine their fate post RDR, according to Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) chief executive Nick Cann.

Simon Hudson, the former chief executive of Tenet Group, has made a swift return to the advisory arena with the acquisition of a Leeds-based firm, and is aiming to purchase up to five more businesses.

AIFA chiefs have called for closer alignment between British and European regulation, and predicted further changes to the definition of independence.

Nick Bamford, executive director at Informed Choice, has made a short video outlining five mistakes he believes his company made as it prepared for the Retail Distribution Review (RDR).

Mark Hoban, the Treasury financial secretary, has defended the FSA's "pre-empted" response to a recommendation by the Treasury Select Committee (TSC) to delay the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) by one year, saying it does not mean the regulator considers...

New rules requiring firms to submit complaints data on individual advisers must include any client grievance related to advice given before 31 December 2012, the FSA said today.

Industry leaders have warned the upcoming FATCA regulations from the US are "as big as RDR" and could cost the UK hundreds of millions of pounds.