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Garry Heath , the executive chairman of specialist advisory firm, Special Risks Bureau, tells Angela Faherty how he hopes his new business will help to stimulate further growth in the market

Garry Heath has never been one to shirk a challenge. As one of the founders of the first trade association for IFAs, the National Federation of Independent Financial Advisers (NFIFA), it is fair to say Heath has made his mark on the industry. "Being involved in the creation of a trade association at a time when there wasn't one for IFAs was a significant achievement, " he says. "The fact that I helped to create and was actively involved in running the organisation for many years is something of which I am very proud." The NFIFA has since become the Association of Independent Financial ...

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