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Fiona Macaskill
Fiona Macaskill, Director of Learning & Development, Credit Services Association. The Credit Services Association (CSA) is the only National Association in the UK for organisations active in the debt collection and purchase industry. The Association, which has a history dating back to 1906, has 300 member companies which represent 90% of the industry, and employ 11,000 people. At any one time its members hold up to £60 billion for collection, returning nearly £3 billion in collections to the UK economy per annum. As the voice of the collections industry, our vision is to build confidence in debt collection by making the entire process clear, easy to understand and less stressful for all those involved. Further information on the CSA can be found at: http://www.csa-uk.com14 Articles
Neil Herbert
Neil Herbert is CEO at HRComply. The firm was founded in 2009, capitalising on many years spent assisting financial institutions in delivering T&C and conduct solutions under FCA supervision. As new regulatory regimes have been introduced, HRComply has worked with its clients to develop the software to its current four-solution structure. Our focus is delivering products, content processes and support that are individually tailored to our customers’ needs. All of our development work has been conducted in collaboration with our clients, designed to meet their business requirements and address their regulatory risks Neil can be contacted by calling 020 31767 859 or emailing neil.herbert@hrcomply.co.uk14 Articles
Unicorn Training
Unicorn Training. Since 1988, we’ve created L&D and compliance solutions for the UK’s ever-changing financial services industry. We love what we do. You’ll love the results. Based in sunny Bournemouth and rainy London, our 25 years’ experience and award-winning creativity have helped us grow to be a market leader in our field. Quite simply, we give you what you want. We turn complicated language into everyday language and complicated policies into everyday scenarios. We don’t just teach you “what”, we explain “how”. No matter what your eLearning needs, we’ll listen to what you need and deliver an innovative solution just right for you. And to make your life easier, we can deliver it on our very own award-winning learning & performance platform, SkillsServe. The biggest compliment we’ve had from customers is that they keep coming back for more.14 Articles
CISI
The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment is the leading professional body for securities, investment, wealth and financial planning professionals. Formed in 1992 by London Stock Exchange practitioners, we have a global community of circa 40,000 members in 116 countries and last year more than 40,000 CISI exams were sat in 80 countries, 15,000 taken outside the UK.12 Articles
Lynne Hargreaves
Lynne Hargreaves is Director at ClearStep Consulting. ClearStep specialises in the interpretation of FCA regulations and the impacts on people. This includes the design and development of TC frameworks, competence training and assessment and consultancy support for the Certification Regime and Code of Conduct.11 Articles
Nikki Bennett
Nikki Bennett is Director at Searchlight Insurance Training. Searchlight works with more than 50 specialist trainers with hands-on insurance experience to deliver more than 1,000 training days per year. We offer an unmatched range of face-to-face and e-learning resources across the full spectrum of technical insurance skills and business skills training.10 Articles
Andrew Bennett
Part of the Fitch Group, Fitch Learning partner with clients to elevate knowledge and skills and enhance conduct. With centers in London, New York, Singapore, Dubai and Hong Kong; we are committed to questioning and understanding client needs across the globe and on the ground locally. Our people advise and build learning solutions to accelerate the achievements of the individual and the company, across the entire employee lifecycle.10 Articles
Ian Patterson
Ian Patterson is a trainer and author. He was one of the first people to obtain the part-MBA qualification 'Advanced Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring' provided by Oxford Brookes/CIPD. He is a Chartered Insurance Practitioner and holds the prestigious CII Accredited Trainer status. Ian has over 34 years experience and launched The Patterson Group in 1995 to offer tailored training solutions and exam preparation resources both to individuals and organisations in the financial services sector. Over 21 years, The Patterson Group have helped over 30,000 candidates nationwide to achieve their CII Diplomas and Advance Diplomas in Regulated Financial Planning and trained 1,000 of people managers. He is also the author of five books including the current CII study texts Senior Management and Supervision (AF6), Supervision in a Regulated Environment (J07) and Long Term Care Insurance (CF8).The Patterson Group is also the leading provider of audio MP3s for exam preparation. Specialties: T&C, supervisory training, senior management training, leadership, adviser coaching, skills, technical and exam preparation. Specialties: T&C, supervisory training, approved persons training, leadership, coaching, skills, technical and exam preparation.9 Articles
Vivek Dodd
Director Skillcast Staff compliance is critical for your company's performance and survival, but it's not just about policies, procedures and systems. It is also about improving your employees' understanding of the rules and getting their buy-in. We help your employees to make sense of all the regulations, standards and internal policies that they need to consider in their roles every day. We get them to apply their knowledge in real-world situations and influence them to act with integrity at all times. We provide digital learning content, technology and service to help you train your staff, automate your compliance process and generate management reports to help you keep track of it all.9 Articles
Philippa Grocott
Business Development Partner Financial Services Training Partnership7 Articles