Vivienne Starkey loses battle with cancer

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Award-winning financial adviser Vivienne Starkey has died following a year-long battle with breast cancer.

The 62-year-old managing director of London-based IFA firm Equal Partners was known as a tireless client campaigner and champion of the IFA industry. She appeared on BBC television and Radio 4, including Money Box Live and was a regular contributor to national newspapers, including the Times and Telegraph, and the trade press. Vivienne was awarded IFA of the year in 2000 for protection and was a runner up two years later in the Investment Adviser of the Year awards. Kevin Tooze, who has known Vivienne for 14 years and has assumed managing director responsibilities at Equal Partners, p...

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