retail distribution review
Your profession
The minimum academic qualification for advice should be QCA level 4, according to the FSA's interim report on the Retail Distribution Review (RDR).
29 April 2008
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Your profession
Advisers are taking an increasingly positive attitude towards professionalism, compared to a more sceptical view seen when the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) consultation was first announced.
28 April 2008
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Mortgages
Brokers are being urged to consider the implications of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) on the mortgage market.
07 March 2008
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Mortgages
Two in three mortgage brokers believe a ‘mortgage RDR' would be a positive development for the market, according to research from the Mortgage Business Expo.
20 February 2008
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Your profession
Financial advisers have largely welcomed the FSA's apparent u-turn on linking the term ‘independent' to an adviser's remuneration methods, research by Unbiased.co.uk suggests.
19 February 2008
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Your profession
The ifs School of Finance has begun piloting a new advanced qualification for financial advisers, which aims to improve client communications.
08 February 2008
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Your profession
More than 80% of advisers would support FSA initiatives, such as TCF, if they lead to a lighter touch regulatory regime, according to Sesame.
07 February 2008
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Your profession
The British Bankers' Association (BBA) has called on the FSA to introduce a new ‘assisted purchase' distribution category as part of its response to the Retail Distribution Review (RDR).
07 January 2008
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Mortgages
The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) today warns a "read-across" of the RDR to the mortgage market without proper consultation could be dangerous for the industry.
04 January 2008
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Technology
Financial advisers and brokers will need to introduce more sophisticated systems for managing commission payments in order to comply fully with the outcomes of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), according to Callidus Software.
03 January 2008
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