RDR

Rob Hudson, currently head of Charles Stanley Direct, is joining Aberdeen Asset Management to develop the group's digital proposition.

The private equity firms eyeing wrap provider Transact have withdrawn their approaches, Investment Week understands.

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) chairman John Griffith-Jones said he is glad the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) did not take longer than expected, adding it achieved its aims despite failing to distinguish between guidance and advice.

How has better transparency helped investors?

Passives – an easy investment choice?

Mario Mantrisi, chief strategy and research officer at data management group KNEIP, explains how MiFID II could eventually price advisers out of the market, while investors could end up paying more for managers with sophisticated research capabilities....

The hunger to hire

Nick Train has been aggressively topping up his holding in Hargreaves Lansdown shares, arguing fears over margin pressures at the platform are unfounded.

What does the future hold for the wealth management industry?

The knowledge gap