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MPs are being urged to give the FSA time to get the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) right, rather than completing it quickly.

The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) will launch into the general insurance market following feedback from members.

FP Advance has launched an online guide for IFAs thinking of changing their business model.

Mortgage Next is increasing general insurance commission payments for appointed representatives using the Source comparison system.

Advisers are moving away from initial commission towards fees, Skandia sales over the last two years suggest.

AWD Chase de Vere has reported a positive response to the rollout of a pilot of Customer Agreed Remuneration (CAR.)

Friends Provident expects new pensions business to fall further in the second half of 2008 as it continues to pay for pipeline business after disbanding initial commissions.

Advisers who use the Cofunds platform will now receive a single weekly report which combines all their initial and trail commission statements.

Newcastle Building Society has launched a deposit-based savings range designed specifically for intermediaries.

The Retail Distribution Review's suggestions regarding ‘Customer Agreed Remuneration' (CAR), has sparked intense debate around new client charging models, and that old chestnut of fees versus commission.