Financial Services Skills Council

Pensioner poverty – is equity release the answer?

Retirement Planner | 25 Aug 2011 | 16:43

Providers are hailing it as a solution to pensioner poverty but retirement planners are taking a more cautious approach to using equity release in this way. Maryrose Fison takes a closer look at what advisers need to consider when advising on these products.

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Skills Council to overhaul competency standards

The Financial Services Skills Council (FSSC) is launching two major reviews of its Professional Competencies standards for compliance and anti-money laundering and pension scheme administration.

IFAonline | 09 Nov 2010 | 10:30
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FSSC to become charity and be renamed

The Financial Services Skills Council (FSSC) is set to become a charity and change its name to the Financial Skills Partnership (FSP).

IFAonline | 21 Oct 2010 | 11:25

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FSA could become IFA examiner

The FSA could wrench the mandate to update qualifications standards from the Financial Services Skills Council (FSSC), and force a review of the criteria every three years.

IFAonline | 04 Jun 2010 | 12:03
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FSSC makes Liz Field permanent CEO

The Financial Services and Skills Council (FSSC) has appointed Liz Field permanent chief executive.

IFAonline | 27 May 2010 | 14:15
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Re-licensed FSSC hunts for IFA ambassadors

Advisers who bemoan the quality of new entrants to financial services could help fill the skills gaps by going into schools and talking up the industry, the Financial Services Skills Council (FSSC) says.

IFAonline | 31 Mar 2010 | 16:05
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The route to giving long-term care advice

Charlotte Moore looks at the qualifications IFAs need to be able to advise on long-term care.

Professional Adviser | 04 Feb 2010 | 09:00
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FSSC to use sector-specific boards to get fit for purpose

The Financial Services and Skills Council (FSSC) is undergoing structural change to include specialist sector boards, says interim chief executive Liz Field.

IFAonline | 19 Jan 2010 | 15:56
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FSSC launches consultation events on specialist exam standards

The Financial Services Skills Council (FSSC)is launching a series of consultation events on specialist investment advice exam standards.

IFAonline | 14 Jan 2010 | 12:00
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Age no threat to exam success - CISI

Age is no barrier to attaining further qualifications, results from the latest round of Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI) exams suggests.

IFAonline | 17 Nov 2009 | 15:50
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Bank advisers embrace 'no regrets' promise in RDR push

Tied advisers are “just getting on” with meeting new minimum qualification proposals in the RDR by attaining QCF Level 4 under the FSA’s ‘no regrets’ promise.

IFAonline | 06 Nov 2009 | 14:30

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