Age no threat to exam success - CISI

Of the successful candidates sitting its QCF Level 6 Certificate in Private Client Investment Advice and Management (PCIAM) in September, most were aged over 40 while more than 20% were in their 50s, the CISI says. The results may quell the fears of some veteran advisers reluctant to return to the exam room after so many years. A key recommendation in the RDR is that minimum qualification requirements for advisers, independent or restricted, will increase from QCF Level 3 to Level 4 at the end of 2012. The CISI says the stand-alone PCIAM certificate has been designed to enable e...