retail distribution review

Like many, I often find myself in a reflective mood towards this time of year, and even for an industry that seems to be a permanent victim of the old Chinese curse "may you live in interesting times", this year has certainly given us a great deal to...

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) says it will take four years for all advisers to reach a high level of professional standards, as part of its final submission for the FSA's Retail Distribution Review (RDR), published today.

There is a major risk of banks undermining the value of advice because of proposals made in the Retail Distribution Review, warns Ivan Martin, executive chairman of Sesame.

The FSA's Retail Distribution Review (RDR) is confusing the concepts of ‘advice' and ‘information' to the ultimate detriment of consumers, John Gummer MP says.

Advisers calling for the term ‘independence' to mean whole of market were today told "we hear you" by the FSA, as the regulator announced changes to the RDR timetable.

The FSA has today confirmed Amanda Bowe, head of the Retail Distribution Review, will be speaking at an event for small firms in December.

I travel regularly on trains and often chat with fellow passengers, usually based upon where each of us happening to be going on that particular day.

A roll-out of Customer Agreed Remuneration (CAR) must be strictly controlled to ensure a level playing field post RDR or its implementation will fail, according to Royal London head of corporate affairs Gareth Evans.

Nine out of ten advisers think primary advice proposals in the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) will be bad for the industry, according to a Fidelity poll.

New research has shown adviser knowledge of the RDR is poor, with just 6% having read the review's discussion paper and only a third reading a summary.