Fay Goddard, Chief Executive of the Personal Finance Society discusses the most important year as we approach the crucial RDR deadline.
In this report: In the spotlight, Assessment of where we are, FSA, Definition of independence, Solicitor referral rules change, Taking referrals, Enough capacity, Supporting a delay, Regulators, Advise gap, Chartered status, What does success look like?
Schroders' research reveals a significant number of advisers outsourcing their investment process since the RDR – Stuart Podmore examines the findings.
It was Sir Callum McCarthy's infamous ‘Gleneagles speech in September 2006’ which laid the groundwork for the overhaul of the UK financial services retail distribution business model, something now referred to as the ‘RDR’.
At the beginning of August, the ‘You could not make it up” season got well underway with HM Treasury and the FCA launching a review to examine how to plug the advice gap (their own regulatory actions had caused). Well, they missed that last bit out in the announcement.
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