The Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) has appointed its first paraplanner to the board of directors, in a move that it hopes will position it as the first trade body to represent the profession.
Richard Allum, managing director of Paraplan Plus, was appointed along with Ian Howe from Baigrie Davies, Chris Williams from Ashcourt Rowan and Melony Holman, founder of compliance support firm CATS. They replace outgoing board members Phil Billingham, Neil Bailey, Jeremy Deedes and Bruce Wilson. The new president of the IFP, Rebecca Taylor, said of Allen's appointment: "It will be nice to have some new ideas on how we can bring paraplanners into the IFP." Nick Cann, chief executive of the IFP, said that the IFP's core membership should comprise financial planners, paraplanners an...
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