Retail Distribution Review

The CII is helping to facilitate debate on all aspects of the various consultation phases of the RDR.

As the industry's main professional body, the CII seeks to guide the profession through this process and help ensure the result enhances consumer confidence.

What you need to know

Latest Updates:

On 25 November 2008, the FSA published its Final Feedback Statement on the Retail Distribution Review. This document sets out what the regulator’s thinking and next steps on the RDR, and includes the recommendations of a working group on professionalism in which the PFS participated.
Feedback Statement: Overview & Background
Feedback Statement: A Closer Look

On 22 October 2008, the CII and PFS published its fourth member survey gauging the views of financial advisers and other practitioners on the RDR. It gives a clear support by practitioners for the professionalism proposals under the Retail Distribution Review.
View the survey results here.

RDR LiveLink

Video interviews with leading professionals.

Events

The PFS is running or involved in a number of RDR-related events.

RDR Useful links

Press & Publications
FSA
Financial Services Consumer Panel
Age Concern
Consumer - Which?

Members

Why RDR makes membership more relevant than ever

Business leaders

Will RDR increase the pressure to professionalise the industry?

Consumers

Find out how the FSA plans to improve confidence in Financial Services advice

Consultations

Information on current consultations:
RDR

Redefining professionalism:

Background news and views

The CII and PFS published its fourth member survey gauging the views of financial advisers and other practitioners on the RDR.

The CII and PFS published its third member survey gauging the views of financial advisers and other practitioners on the RDR.

CII Group publishes a Joint Statement of Principles (“the Edinburgh Declaration”) with three other leading professional bodies.

The CII Group’s fifth and final RDR position paper is now available.