RDR

There is much of interest in the FSA releases today (26 march). The debate about fund manager rebates will get louder and continue for a couple of months. For those of us who are also interested in protection, the paper 10/8 (Pure protection sales by...

The FSA has issued four questions for the protection industry as part of its Consulation Paper 10/8.

The FSA believes there is there is no consumer detriment in allowing advisers who operate under COBS rules to maintain their current commission based charging.

The FSA has abandoned the reading-across of RDR labelling to pure protection.

The FSA's consultation paper 10/8 published today proposes retail investment firms must disclose protection renumeration.

Lifequote is aiming to help advisers address the threat of online competition with a series of protection training workshops.

Zurich is launching a campaign to help advisers perform financial fitness tests on customers.

The FSA's protection proposals under the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) have been applauded, but with a few points to clarify.

Law Commission proposals on non-disclosure intend to clarify rules over when an adviser is representing a customer and when they are acting for the insurer, writes Owain Thomas and Laura Miller.

Below is the section from the latest RDR consultation paper that applies to pure protection.