With Level 6 qualifications seen as the next big differentiator in financial advice, an age-old debate has been re-ignited. So, which is better in 2013: Chartered or Certified?
An increasing number of advisers are now achieving Chartered Financial Planner status. Since December 2010, the number of Chartered planners registered with the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has risen 57% to 3,535, with a further 6,000 reportedly working towards the qualification. Keith Richards, the newly-installed chief executive of the CII's sister organisation, the Personal Finance Society (PFS), claimed the increase was due to advisers' need to distinguish themselves following the implementation of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR). "Advisers are now looking for a much c...
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