Certification and SPS – when two worlds collide
Since the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) all Retail Investment Advisers must obtain a Statement of Professional Standing (SPS). An SPS…
The role of T&C in a firms’ culture
Firms should have a culture that is both generic to the industry that we work in, and specific to the…
Appropriate Qualification Exam Standards must reflect changing markets, product types and lifestyle needs
The FCA’s training and competence regime helps to protect consumers by ensuring that staff working in financial services are appropriately…
Listen up, big boy
It’s always interesting, when you review action plans with delegates as they come back on a programme of courses, what…
Are you using your Learning and Development fund?
I could have entitled this article – Are you using your Apprenticeship Levy? but I know, from the conversations I…
Competence and qualifications
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its quarterly consultation on proposed miscellaneous amendments to the Handbook. As someone interested…
