Profession Confession
While others argue over the term 'independent' in the RDR, the CII is looking at the idea of professionalism.
Source - ftadviser.com
Quest for quality
Unity is needed to produce qualifications that are recognised industrywide.
Source - moneymarketing.co.uk
Aifa highlights gap between chartered and certified status
Aifa has criticised the retail distribution review for failing to recognise the gap in standards between certified financial planner and chartered financial planner status.
Aifa questions if mandatory qualifications will pass EU test
Aifa is questioning whether retail distribution review proposals for mandatory higher qualifications will get past the European Commission and is warning they could create an anti-competitive market.
Terms of confustion
Aifa's RDR paper on adviser segmentation raises many important questions over the FSA's plans that the regulator needs to provide full answers to before going ahead.
A professional plan
Will consumers find the three new categories of adviser suggested in the retail distribution review three steps to clarity or three steps to confusion?
Two-way education
All advisers must unite to fight the catastrophic plans in the RDR.
Trip down memory lane
The RDR is a stepping stone for the industry to move forward, but lessons of the past must not be forgotten.
Various RDR related articles have been published in Financial Solutions magazine and the CII Journal. These are available to download below.
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