12 Mar 2010 | Ian Bruce

Will RDR benefit investment trusts? 

RDR may not mean much to most private investors at the moment but the Financial Services Authority’s Retail Distribution Review will, when it comes into force in 2013, have a major impact on how investors pay intermediaries for financial advice.

The RDR proposals include stopping the payment of commission by product providers to investment advisers.

More details can be found on the FSA’s website at -

http://www.fsa.gov.uk/Pages/About/What/rdr/index.shtml
 

In his article in The Scotsman on the 11 March, Jeff Salway writes how the implementation of the RDR may boost the popularity of investment trusts compared to products that currently pay commission, such as unit trusts and OEICs.

You can read Jeff’s article here:

http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/business/Jeff-Salway-PostRDF-world-can.6140870.jp