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Advisers are charging clients more post-Retail Distribution Review (RDR), despite falling product prices, a consultancy hired by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found.

Prudential has launched a flexible drawdown option to its range of retirement products ahead of pension freedoms which come into force in April next year.

The banning of commission on retail investments and the subsequent revelation of the "true cost" of advice has led some clients to consider the value of what their adviser offers, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has conceded.

The first day of the PA Online debate has been a close run affair with users split on whether their clients will choose income drawdown or uncrystallised funds pension lump sum (UFPLS).

About two out of three financial advice clients receive ongoing services but only half understand what they are actually paying for, research from NMG has found.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found increased professionalism in the advice sector and better disclosure of services and charges, but one firm has been referred to enforcement for "insufficiently engaging" with the Retail Distribution Review...

UK CPI inflation fell further than expected in November to its lowest level since 2002, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has declared the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), its "once in a generation" project to revamp the retail investment advice market, is working, though some concerns remain on the costs and labels of advisers' services....

TISA Exchange, the ‘contract club' launched almost two years ago to facilitate the electronic transfer of assets between platforms, has reported on its "incredible" progress, pointing out transfers that previously took up to three months have on occasion...

Financial advice should be grouped by type of service and given price tags to break down the barriers consumers often face when shopping for it, Unbiased chief executive Karen Barrett has suggested.