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There have been no signs of any France-style riots yet following the announcement the state pension age will be upped to 66 by 2020. It looks like people realise this is a necessary change and the extra year of saving may well help make retirement a little more comfortable. Advisers who have previously attained a QCF level 4 qualification only need to "read a pamphlet or a chapter in a textbook" to become compliant, according to the CII. The organisation's communications director, David Ross, this week sought to quell some of the concerns around gap-fill and CPD, insisting IFAs will not ...
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