RDR
Aviva : advisers optimistic on income but concerns remain about staying profitable
Three months after the implementation of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) advisers are optimistic about their future income prospects, according to the latest Adviser...
PwC : CBI quarterly Financial Services Survey – Insurance
Life insurance respondents noted strong growth in business volumes and income values, lifting profitability, according to the latest CBI/PwC Financial Services Survey, launched today....
AXA Wealth : comment on FSA’s research
Andy Zanelli, head of retirement planning, AXA Wealth, comments on FSA research that says a third of consumers believe financial advice is free.
"Today's research...
AXA Wealth : Investment Bond to offer adviser charging
The AXA Wealth Investment Bond is set to be one of the few bonds to remain in the market in 2013 that will facilitate...
Aviva : over a third of advisors say they are ready to change their main platform the next year
According to the latest Adviser Barometer research from Aviva, in the final quarter before the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) is implemented in January 2013,...
Aegon UK : two new appointments and a new focused structure to drive growth
Aegon UK is putting in place a new structure that will allow it to focus on developing long term relationships with its customers and...
ABI : insurers are well prepared to implement reforms
With fewer than five weeks to go until major changes to the way people pay for and access financial advice, the Association of British...
Fitch Ratings : Standard Life’s IFS ratings affirmed
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Standard Life Assurance Limited's (SLAL) Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating at 'A+' and Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'A'....
Aviva : launch of a new online CPD tool
Aviva has announced the launch of a new online Continuing Professional Development (CPD) tool. Designed to give advisers access to relevant CPD in order...
Friends Life : announces their approach to the Retail Distribution Review
Friends Life today announces its approach to the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) and the measures being put in place to secure a smooth transition...
New PI policy for IFAs launched by Aon Risk Solutions and Axa Commercial Lines
Aon Risk Solutions has entered into an exclusive arrangement with AXA Commercial Lines to provide professional indemnity insurance for Independent Financial Advisers in the...
RDR : insurance glossary
The Retail Distribution Review or RDR is a process set up by the Financial Services Authority or FSA to regulate how recommendations are made...
AXA Wealth : getting qualified in the run up to RDR
Commenting on the Treasury Select Committee's call for the RDR to be delayed, David Thompson, managing director, AXA Wealth UK Distributors, says that any...
Partnership : Zurich partners with AIFA to spearhead RDR readiness
Zurich announced it is joining forces with the Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) as the new supporter of AIFA's online business transition academy,...
Clarity needed from FSA to ensure wider access to financial advice
The FSA must act quickly to secure the benefits of its changes to the financial advice market, says the ABI. The message comes in...
Aviva responded to the FSA’s consultation paper on Retail Distribution Review (RDR)
Aviva has responded to the Financial Services Authority’s Consultation Paper on the Retail Distribution Review (RDR). Following extensive research among consumers and advisers, it...
ABI challenges FSA on Retail Distribution Review qualification issues
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has responded to the Financial Services Authority’s (FSA’s) Consultation Paper on the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) by applauding...
