RDR

This week Mark Loosmore of AT8 Group speaks to a range of industry experts about the role quotation portals may play in a post-RDR world

In the second of two articles ahead of his upcoming talk at the Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) conference, Dan Sullivan discusses what the RDR means for the future of financial advisers

With the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) coming, the NZ government illustrates a low-cost approach to distributing protection products. Greg Becker explains

Questions around the actual size of any target market and the problem of charging fees could hamper the success of simplified advice, according to Zurich UK Life's Matthew Connell.

A new alternative assessment route for QCF Level 5 qualifications has been opened up to advisers following a pilot phase.

You suspect a colleague has received help in an exam from a senior member of staff who happens to plays a key role with the professional body. What do you do?

Ratings agency Fitch has warned that life companies which rely on independent financial advisers (IFA) to distribute their products could be negatively affected by the retail distribution review (RDR), and predicted a bright future for bancassurance....

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has formally accredited six professional bodies, meaning they can begin issuing Statements of Professional Standing (SPS), a mandatory form of practicing certificate for advisers.

Almost 30 million protection policies were in force last year with consumers receiving over £32m per day in benefits, according to the ABI.

Despite hype around ETFs following losses at UBS the value proposition they offer has not changed, said an ETF provider at the Journal of Indexes Europe meeting yesterday.