IFA comment: Optimism is still not apparent

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Perspective taken from last week's PIMS conference suggest IFA attitudes were now more positive towards industry changes....but one conference delegate is far from happy with the raft of regulations.

It is quite evident from your article (Wed 23rd June,IFAonline IFAs have smiles on their faces again) that you didn’t meet me on PIMS! I am 49 (almost one of those fiftysomethings to which you refer). I have worked in financial services for 31 years – my entire working life and 21 as an IFA building up this practice. I have done everything that has been asked of me by the Regulator including pumping myself up to pass the G60 pensions exam so that I could continue advising clients on pension transfers. And I couldn’t be more p!**$d off by the damage that the regulator, in its attempts to ...

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