FSSC launches RDR-readiness survey on standards

Laura Miller
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The Financial Services and Skills Council (FSSC) has launched an online survey to assess gaps in professionalism ahead of the higher RDR standards.

The first in a series of quarterly surveys, it will ask questions on the skills gaps some employers are still facing in the run-up to 2012, and the QCF Level 4 requirement for all advisers. The FSSC hopes the results will help it track the industry's progress as it prepares to meet the FSA's requirements, and measure how much work still needs to be done. Each survey will take no more than 10 minutes to complete and all responses will be treated as private and confidential. FSSC interim chief executive says: "We are constantly looking for ways in which we can support the industry an...

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