RDR

Are advisers being forced to go above and beyond FCA requirements?

Lawrence Gosling on 'the hunger to hire'

Professional support services provider Bankhall has joined forces with the Phil Billingham Partnership to launch an "intensive" business development programme.

Investment trusts: 'Who are the dinosaurs now?'

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has discontinued an investigation into whether a distribution deal between Partnership Assurance and an advisory firm contravened its rules on incentives, according to the provider.

NMIs: The ongoing sting in the tail of independence

Investors using direct to consumer platforms are now among the largest shareholders in investment trusts, as a post-Retail Distribution Review (RDR) revival for the sector gets underway.

The industry should not underestimate the lack of understanding among professional connection partners of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) and its impact on advice firms, a Prudential business consultancy manager has warned.

The regulator has "completely messed up the definition of independence", said professional connections support organisation SIFA, as it claimed 95% of solicitors would still chose IFAs over restricted advisers.

How the FCA showed it is fitting in with what goes on 'in real life' at adviser firms