retail distribution review

"I don't need a financial adviser because I don't have any money to invest," is apparently something the ex-footballer John Barnes said in an interview last year.

Apparently, it is 20 years since I got into financial services journalism. I only know that because a PR reminded me! Actually, it is not something I have been trying to forget, but it does make you wonder where the past 20 years have gone.

Price and transparency are rapidly becoming the ‘new' battlegrounds in investment advice, driven by the combination of RDR and attempts to entice more investors back into the markets.

As faith in traditional pension schemes wanes, more and more people are turning to ‘real' Sipps to take charge of their pensions

I am not going to bore you with my applause for the FSA's recent RDR proposals - anything that moves us away from the current system is going to get my vote, especially if it forces investors to ditch their myopia on commission-based fees and ‘encourages'...

An adviser survey has revealed the IFA response to the Retail Distribution Review is overwhelmingly ...

Consumers could switch off trail commission if proposals from the FSA's Retail Distribution Review a...

Regulated advisers could be split into two categories dubbed professional financial planners and gen...