regulation

RDR

A widely-predicted spate of fund mergers and consolidations has failed to materialise this year, with the number of funds being merged or closed dropping substantially.

Changes introduced as a result of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) are likely to lower retail advisers' share of the investment market, but they do not represent the "death knell" for the sector, according to an investment group.

Hargreaves Lansdown is in position to be a £39bn beneficiary of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), according to Barclays.

Last week I found myself up in court, in sunny Nottingham, in front of a severe-looking judge who was donning a black cap and scowling at me. However, I can assure you it was all a bit of fun.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has admitted the RDR has created unintended consequences for the wealth management industry.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has sent emails to 120 advisory firms asking them to complete a questionnaire that will form the basis of part two of its three-pronged review into the impact of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR).

More than half of advisers (53%) have found the transition to the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) either smooth or very smooth, according to research published today.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found breaches to Principle 8 regarding conflicts of interest in half of the firms it reviewed as part of a report into inducements in the financial sector between advisers and providers.

Brooks Macdonald, the AIM-listed wealth management group, reported pre-tax profits were up 22% for the year ending June 2013, although it warned of future pressures on margins.