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Some RDR proposals will put off investors, says survey
By Rob Gleeson, Analyst, Financial Express 25-Feb-2010
Full article can be found at Trustnet.com
A ongoing survey of Trustnet users reveals that the majority of financial advisers expect a move towards upfront fees will result in far fewer private investors seeking advice because of perceived expense.
Aviva poll and the black propaganda of the commission lobby
Published in New Model Adviser on 21 January 2010
By Gavin Lumsden
You may have seen reports today of an ICM poll commissioned by Aviva.
This apparently found that 50% of respondents did not want to pay for independent financial advice because they did not really want the advice in the first place.
RDR to cost providers more than £5m
Published Friday , January 29, 2010 in FTAdviser
By Dominic Welling
The retail distribution review (RDR) is set to cost providers more than £5m to implement, and only
Openwork reveals plan to dominate restricted advice
Published Friday , January 29, 2010 in FTAdviser
By Rob Langston
Openwork is to offer advisers a choice of three business mod
Aviva opens wrap and sipp platforms for new business
Published in News - Insurance.com on 28 January, 2010
by Barbara Karouski
Re-engineered on a proven technology platform and including a series of significant improvements, the Aviva Wrap and Sipp platforms have been reopened following extensive testing with financial advisers.
The Aviva Wrap has been designed to enable financial advisers to meet the challenges, and capitalise on the opportunities, posed by the intr
Skandia develops unbundled pricing and cash account
By Tracey Scott
Published on 27 January 2010 by Money Marketing
Skandia is developing a new unbundled pricing structure on its platform, splitting out adviser, fund group and platform charges.
Aviva relaunches wrap to advisers with high-net-worth clients
By William Robins
Published on 27 January 2010 by New Model Adviser
Aviva has fully reopened its wrap and Sipp platforms, aiming at retail distribution review (RDR) compliant IFAs with high-net-worth clients.
Following trials with IFAs, the insurer says its new Aviva Wrap and Sipp platforms have been re-engineered to be more suitable to RDR requirements and perform more efficiently.
