The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has launched an industry forum made up of providers, networks and smaller adviser firms in a bid to build a stronger communication with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
The APFA Industry Forum, which is currently still in early stages, is designed to accommodate 20 members from across the industry who will meet three times a year to discuss industry developments. The forum will be chaired by Perspective group operations director Peter Craddock and is set to include representatives from Sesame Bankhall, Tenet, Openwork, national advice group Jelf Group and providers Skandia, Zurich, Aegon, Fidelity and Royal London. APFA policy director Chris Hannant said: "Getting a diverse group of people together will generate interesting points of view in terms of...
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