Education
Best Practice | 1 Dec 16
UK launches financial adviser apprenticeship scheme
The British government has approved a new specialist financial adviser apprenticeship standard and will offer employers up to £9,600 ($11,979, €11,270) in financial help toward the training of a competent adviser.
Best Practice | 22 Nov 16
Old Mutual Wealth and CII launch adviser academy
Old Mutual Wealth has partnered with the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) to launch an Investment Academy, designed to help advisers meet new CII criteria.
Best Practice | 22 Sep 16
Europe remains the ‘wild west’ for adviser qualifications
Clients receiving poor advice from inadequately qualified financial advisers has made some parts of Europe like working in the ‘wild west’, according to Andrea Speed, head of Spanish IFA firm Speed Financial Solutions.
Best Practice | 26 Jul 16
UK’s Cisi partners with Dubai University to offer courses
The UK’s Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (Cisi) is teaming up with the University of Dubai to offer students internationally recognised financial qualifications.
Spotlight on financial adviser Carrick Wealth’s training academy
Earlier this year, South Africa-based Carrick Wealth launched its flagship Invictus programme, a training academy aimed at the company’s would-be advisers.