RDR

Bright Grey and Scottish Provident held a recent summit on the future of critical illness cover. Roger Edwards outlines its conclusions

M&G global head of retail sales says industry is awash with mediocrity, which must be eradicated.

A UK ban on the payment of commission from providers to advisers who sell its products can go ahead unchanged and unhindered, the European Commission (EC) has said, quashing concerns a Europe-wide directive could scupper the requirements.

The government will continue to avoid interfering in the regulation of the retail investment market even after the break-up of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), it has confirmed.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has told members of the Treasury Select Committee its latest research shows 91% of advisers expect to have completed their qualifications by December 2012, rebuffing MPs' concerns about the extent of potential exits...

The House of Commons Treasury Committee has expressed its regret that the Financial Services Authority (FSA) declined its suggestion to delay implementation of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) by 12 months, and described the concessions the regulator...

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) said it intends to roll out a 'consumer communications plan' to help ensure the public is aware of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) and its impact on the delivery of financial advice.

Today sees the online launch of the third in Professional Adviser's series of structured CPD articles tailored to meet your RDR gap-fill requirements.

From 2013, independent advisers must have a working knowledge of all ‘retail investment products'. There's just one problem: the FSA has been slow to define what they are.

Patrick Ingram, head of corporate relationships at Parmenion, explains how to achieve an efficient and affordable proposition