Advisers welcome advanced qualification

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The ifs School of Finance's pilot for a new qualification in advanced financial advice has been met with an "overwhelmingly positive" response from participants.

Benchmarked to QCA level 4, the qualification focuses on the practicalities of financial advice rather than just the acquisition of technical knowledge. Pilot participants represented a wide range of practitioners including bank employees, compliance managers, training managers and business and finance academics as well as experienced IFAs. A key part of the new qualification involves continuous assessment, based on the development of research analysis and presentation skills. A final assessment is based on a fact-find sent out to candidates before their exam. This pre-released case st...

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