Paul Avis, sales and marketing director for Canada Life Group Insurance, explains the benefits of advising on RDR exempt products such as group risk.
The implementation of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) is edging ever closer, yet one of the big questions is how it will affect the size of the intermediary market. As adviser charging rates become more transparent, speculation suggests some may be put off paying for financial advice they had previously thought to be free. This in turn will put pressure on the IFA community to prove that advice is worth paying for, while at the same time making sure they are compliant with all of RDR’s stipulations and required qualifications. For some this may simply be too much – especially when ...
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