07/11/2011 - EU Says RDR Commission Ban OK

EU Says RDR Commission Ban OKEU Says RDR Commission Ban OK.

According to an unnamed spokesperson for the European Commission (EC), a UK ban on the payment of commission from providers to advisers who sell its products can go ahead, despite concerns the MiFID II directive would threaten the RDR.

MiFID II directive was published last month and includes proposals on banning inducements for independent advisers, but nothing was mentioned regarding non-independent distribution models. However, the omission of tied advisers from MiFID II may have more to do with the fact that non-independent models dominate the advice landscape in most EC nations.