RDR
Tax & Regulation | 28 Jan 15
RDR mistakes act as warning for MiFID II
The implementation of new distribution regulation in Europe is “fraught with danger”, according to a new report from ALFI, which also heavily criticises the implementation of the Retail Distribution Review in the UK.
Active management fees to drop at hands
Active management fees may fall as a result of ongoing pressures created by the UKs Retail Distribution Review (RDR), experts have said.
Tax & Regulation | 16 Dec 14
RDR is working says FCA
The FCA has said there is little evidence to suggest the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) has caused any major decline in the availability of financial advice, and has in fact had a positive impact overall.
3 5 million consumers now divorced from advice
Senior advisory figures in the UK have claimed that both the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and advisers should be held to account for divorcing many consumers from advice, following the implementation of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR).
Dont write off small clients just yet
The prospect of a looming advice gap at the lower end of the financial spectrum is a rather well-trodden narrative path among both the industry and financial journalists. But, what is perhaps less well understood is the manner in which technology is likely to play a role.