In the run up to the implementation of the Retail Distribution Review (“the RDR”), most firms are now planning how best to implement the RDR for their businesses. This DechertOnPoint reports on the background to the RDR and the latest Financial Services Authority (“FSA”) and other regulatory developments in relation to the RDR, some practical issues when it comes to implementing the RDR and certain issues to bear in mind both now and post-RDR.