‘Restricted’ White Paper

1. Please provide name and company details to be entered into our prize draw.

Please provide name and company details to be entered into our prize draw. Name:
Company:
Email Address:

2. How do you think the post RDR definition of ‘Independence’ will affect your business? Will it

How do you think the post RDR definition of ‘Independence’ will affect your business? Will it Increase your costs significantly?

Increase your costs marginally?

Make no difference?

Reduce your costs marginally?

Reduce your costs significantly?

3. How do you think that adopting a ‘Restricted Advice’ status would affect your business? Would it

How do you think that adopting a ‘Restricted Advice’ status would affect your business? Would it Increase your costs significantly?

Increase your costs marginally?

Make no difference?

Reduce your costs marginally?

Reduce your costs significantly?

4. Please rank the following attributes of your client proposition in terms of how you perceive your clients value them (1 = the most important, 5 = least important)

	1	2	3	4	5
Trustworthiness and professionalism	*Please rank the following attributes of your client proposition in terms of how you perceive your clients value them (1 = the most important, 5 = least important) Trustworthiness and professionalism 1	Trustworthiness and professionalism 2	Trustworthiness and professionalism 3	Trustworthiness and professionalism 4	Trustworthiness and professionalism 5
Regulatory status, i.e. Independent or Restricted	Regulatory status, i.e. Independent or Restricted 1	Regulatory status, i.e. Independent or Restricted 2	Regulatory status, i.e. Independent or Restricted 3	Regulatory status, i.e. Independent or Restricted 4	Regulatory status, i.e. Independent or Restricted 5
Product / fund selection	Product / fund selection 1	Product / fund selection 2	Product / fund selection 3	Product / fund selection 4	Product / fund selection 5
Quality of financial planning	Quality of financial planning 1	Quality of financial planning 2	Quality of financial planning 3	Quality of financial planning 4	Quality of financial planning 5
Value for money	Value for money 1	Value for money 2	Value for money 3	Value for money 4	Value for money 5

5. As of January 2013, do you intend to offer ‘Independent’ or ‘Restricted Advice?

As of January 2013, do you intend to offer ‘Independent’ or ‘Restricted Advice? Independent Advice

Restricted Advice

Both (e.g. by splitting your business operations)

Undecided as yet

6. What are the key reasons behind your decision. Please rank the following where 1 = the most important, 5 = least important.

	1	2	3	4	5
It is the most effective way of delivering my client proposition	*What are the key reasons behind your decision. Please rank the following where 1 = the most important, 5 = least important. It is the most effective way of delivering my client proposition 1	It is the most effective way of delivering my client proposition 2	It is the most effective way of delivering my client proposition 3	It is the most effective way of delivering my client proposition 4	It is the most effective way of delivering my client proposition 5
It will maximise the profitability of my business	It will maximise the profitability of my business 1	It will maximise the profitability of my business 2	It will maximise the profitability of my business 3	It will maximise the profitability of my business 4	It will maximise the profitability of my business 5
It will enable me to reduce my costs	It will enable me to reduce my costs 1	It will enable me to reduce my costs 2	It will enable me to reduce my costs 3	It will enable me to reduce my costs 4	It will enable me to reduce my costs 5
It will enable me to improve / maintain the quality of service I deliver to my clients	It will enable me to improve / maintain the quality of service I deliver to my clients 1	It will enable me to improve / maintain the quality of service I deliver to my clients 2	It will enable me to improve / maintain the quality of service I deliver to my clients 3	It will enable me to improve / maintain the quality of service I deliver to my clients 4	It will enable me to improve / maintain the quality of service I deliver to my clients 5
I don’t want to change my operating model	I don’t want to change my operating model 1	I don’t want to change my operating model 2	I don’t want to change my operating model 3	I don’t want to change my operating model 4	I don’t want to change my operating model 5

7. On a scale of 1-5, where 1 is very negative and 5 is very positive, what do you think the connotations of the phrase ‘independent advice’ are?

	1	2	3	4	5
What do you think the connotations of the phrase ‘independent advice’ are?	*On a scale of 1-5, where 1 is very negative and 5 is very positive, what do you think the connotations of the phrase ‘independent advice’ are? What do you think the connotations of the phrase ‘independent advice’ are? 1	What do you think the connotations of the phrase ‘independent advice’ are? 2	What do you think the connotations of the phrase ‘independent advice’ are? 3	What do you think the connotations of the phrase ‘independent advice’ are? 4	What do you think the connotations of the phrase ‘independent advice’ are? 5

8. On a scale of 1-5, where 1 is very negative and 5 is very positive, what do you think the connotations of the phrase ‘restricted advice’ are?

	1	2	3	4	5
What do you think the connotations of the phrase ‘restricted advice’ are?	*On a scale of 1-5, where 1 is very negative and 5 is very positive, what do you think the connotations of the phrase ‘restricted advice’ are? What do you think the connotations of the phrase ‘restricted advice’ are? 1	What do you think the connotations of the phrase ‘restricted advice’ are? 2	What do you think the connotations of the phrase ‘restricted advice’ are? 3	What do you think the connotations of the phrase ‘restricted advice’ are? 4	What do you think the connotations of the phrase ‘restricted advice’ are? 5

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