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About two years ago, a retired ‘adviser’ invited me for lunch. He wanted to discuss today’s advisory market and compare it with his 1970s “heyday” (with Sun Alliance & London). I accepted.
The Personal Finance Society (PFS) is seeking clarity from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) on whether advisers will need extra qualifications on long term care (LTC) insurance to remain independent post-RDR.
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) and the Personal Finance Society (PFS) will publish a 'plain English' version of the FSA's RDR guidance next year, because it says many advisers are still 'very unsure' about how to comply with the new rules.
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The move by the FSA to revert back to a more prescriptive form of Training and Competence (TC) rules is a "clear indication" its principles-based approach failed, says the Personal Finance Society (PFS).
Hector Sants' departure as chief executive of the FSA will have no bearing on the RDR, despite it coming just two years before the 2012 implementation deadline, the Personal Finance Society (PFS) says.
Charities should be wary of offering free ‘financial advice’ and will writing services to people in exchange for legacy donations, says the PFS.
Richard Farr is to step down as director of the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) as part of a restructure.
Former AIFA deputy director-general Fay Goddard has been appointed as chief executive of the Personal Finance Society (PFS).
Deputy director general of AIFA, Fay Goddard, is set to leave the organisation after ten years.
The Life Trust Foundation, an independent organisation, has launched to raise awareness and understanding of issues associated with increasing longevity.
The Association of IFAs’ director general David Severn is stepping down from his position on health grounds.
Implementation of an international ISO standard for financial planners is still on schedule to begin operating from the end of this year, say members of the UK working committee.
Representatives of the UK financial adviser industry are meeting with international colleagues in Berlin this week to agree terms for a globally-recognised financial adviser standard.
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