RDR
Best Practice | 2 Jun 16
Better investor defences may fill advice gap – Axa’s Willoughby
Some form of state-provided consumer protection covering financial products is needed to overcome the “advice gap” in the UK, says Simon Willoughby, head of Proposition for Axa Wealth International.
Best Practice | 1 Jun 16
Confidence in UK advisers rises 40% since RDR
Trust and confidence in financial advisers in the UK has risen by 40% since the introduction of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), research from the Personal Finance Society (PFS) shows.
Lessons from the UK’s RDR journey
With UK-style retail distribution review (RDR) regulation sweeping across international investment markets, and the trend towards better customer outcomes only set to intensify, advisers need to fully embrace this change and embrace it early, says Bill Vasilieff, chief executive of Novia Global.
Tax & Regulation | 14 Apr 16
Fund fees fall by a fifth after RDR
Investors are now paying over a fifth less in annual fund fees as a result of the introduction of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), according to analysis by online investment platform rplan
Best Practice | 8 Apr 16
Transparency and technology at the forefront of change, says everyone
Deadlines to implement business changes thanks to new regulations are coming thick and fast. So how are international life companies and global intermediaries changing their business models as a result?