RDR

Advisers who have not started studying for Level 4 before the end of this year could be in danger of missing the 31 December 2012 RDR deadline, according to the Institute of Financial Services (IFS) School of Finance.

Openwork has split its recruitment and adviser support businesses ahead of the retail distribution review (RDR), it has announced today.

The company behind a new alternative assessment route to QCF Level 4 has insisted it will not be a 'soft touch' compared to any traditional routes.

Alliance Trust Savings (ATS) has unveiled plans to expand its direct to consumer (D2C) platform to IFAs, in a challenge to traditional players.

The regulator has missed a vital opportunity to provide clarity over platform rules and its current "cluttered" policy risks undermining RDR, Cofunds has warned.

HSBC Global Asset Management (GAM) is to launch three low-cost portfolios, offering access to global equity and bond markets as well as alternative investments.

The battle between investment trusts and OEICs is long standing, but when it comes to cost, one side comes out on top, writes Kyle Caldwell.

Nationals round-up: More coverage of trail commission, a negative analysis of the flailing absolute returns market and new criticism of whole of life policies.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has been sitting in on the board meetings of some of the largest City firms.

More than half of IFAs predict the retail distribution review (RDR) will drive consumers to self-invest over the next year, Legal & General (L&G) Investemnts says.