Chartered status good target for IFAs - Matthews

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Trevor Matthews, CEO of Standard Life Assurance and newly appointed deputy president of the CII, says chartered status is a good level to aim at for the IFA industry.

He says: “Chartered status is a high standard and is a level which is better than where we are now. The question is how to get there as some are not yet up to that status. We want to improve the standard of qualifications for IFAs but the question is how far to do we go and how fast.” One of the key areas for the industry moving forward is to assure the public of the professionalism of the IFA sector as a whole giving them confidence there are high standards across the board, Matthews adds. He says he joined the CII as he believes the organisation has a valuable role to play in helpin...

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