IFA Life rebrands to Life Talk

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Adviser support and networking website IFA Life has rebranded to Life Talk following the implementation of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR).

In a letter to the site's 9,000 members, founder Phil Calvert said the IFA label was becoming increasingly out-of-date. "It's become clear that the term is reaching the end of its shelf life," he said. "Some in the industry feel that it's a term that should be quietly retired (along with the word 'industry'). Both have connotations of the old way of doing things, and frankly it's time for everyone to look to the future. "We want our members to know that we too are moving forward from the old way of doing things and that we recognise and have empathy with the changes that adviser fi...

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