Memory expert recruited to help IFAs pass diploma

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Stressed out IFAs studying for exams have been offered a helping hand remembering key revision material by a record-breaking memory specialist.

The New Model Business Academy (NMBA), in conjunction with LV=, is offering 100 free places on a unique diploma study course with memory specialist David Thomas - holder of two world records - revealing his techniques for remembering revision material. The course is aimed at advisers taking the CII's JO/RO papers and kicks off with two events in London during July. Launch of the course comes at a time when a high proportion of advisers are struggling to pass exams. According to the CII's website, the latest pass rates for JO papers 1-7 ranges from 26% for the JO3 paper and 54% for ...

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