New website pushes qualification for IFAs

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The Securities Institute has launched a new website which details its new qualification for IFAs called The Investment and Financial Advice Qualification (IFAQ).

The target="_blank">website explains what the SI does and includes a section outlining the various qualifications offered, with a specific sub-page detailing IFAQ. The new qualification for IFAs is recognised by the Financial Services Skills Council as an appropriate examination for the purposes of “advising on investments which are packaged products”. Further details have also been released by the SI on the costs of the new four-part qualification. Each of the first three papers candidates sit are priced at £75, with the fourth paper priced at £100, for a total cost of £325. A...

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