Sofa and LIA take merger message out to members

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More details of the proposed merger of the Life Insurance Association (LIA)and the Society of Financial Advisers (Sofa) will be discussed at a series of road shows in the Autumn.

The LIA and Sofa announced their merger in July with a view to offering a simpler, more cohesive and more influential representation for financial advisers. There will be 11 LIA meetings between 7 September and 7 October, taking plae in Cheadle, Newcastle, Glasgow, Northern Ireland, Milton Keynes, Chelmsford, Potters Bar, Southampton, Exeter, Cheltenham and Guernsey. Sofa will hold meetings in Manchester, Leeds, Leicester, Birmingham, Bristol, Exeter, Southampton, Cambridge, Maidstone, Gatwick, central London and Belfast. It is hope the transfer of members into the new organisation...

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