Less than 5% of independent financial advisers (IFAs) will leave the industry after retail distribution review (RDR) implementation, although an increasing number are worried about profitability, a survey suggests.
The head of Aviva's wrap Nicholas Burton has stepped down to pursue a career in teaching.
Wrap platforms have defended Hargreaves Lansdown's plans to charge a flat fee of up to £2 per month for tracker funds, saying the move is one of commercial necessity.
The FSA has deployed the services of Big Four accountancy firm Deloitte to quiz platforms about its proposed ban on fund manager and cash rebates.
The FSA is set to undertake an examination of how platforms are regulated in other countries as part of its ongoing research into platform remuneration.
Senior industry figures have backed a new consultation by the FSA into whether or not to extend a proposed fund manager rebate ban to life insurance products.
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Zurich UK has delayed the launch of its retail platform until early next year.
Harry Kerr looks at ways wraps are helping to change the financial advice market including the move to using model portfolios and DFMs
Aegon UK has made its first foray into the platform market with a phased launch of its "at retirement" wrap proposition.