Govt to introduce A-level style exams for advisers

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head of training and compliance at the fsa david jackman outlines revamp of landscape

Investment Week has advanced details of the Government's plans for the overhaul of intermediary training and financial advice, due for release in September. The present regime will be replaced with a three-tier structure of intermediaries, according to David Jackman, FSA head of training and compliance. Jackman, also the chief executive of the Skills Council, an offshoot of the Department for Skills and Education, was involved in setting up the new regime which is to be unveiled on 10 September following the end of the CP157 consultation process. The process is being driven by a cross-...

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